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NEFSA in the News
The Supreme Court can save working fishermen from Biden regulators
January 5, 2023 Read the full story on Fox News. When I woke up, I was lying on the cabin ceiling. The crew and I had been trawling the...
Jan 5, 2024
Opinion: Give the fisheries back to the people
December 22, 2023 Read the full story on Portland Press Herald. The Supreme Court has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to return control...
Dec 22, 2023
Delano: Biden administration won’t leave lobstermen alone
October 25, 2023 Read the full story on the Boston Herald. Lawmakers and a federal appeals court last year defeated a federal plan to...
Oct 25, 2023
Biden admin's new rule could put pinch on lobster fishermen while letting others off the hook
October 24, 2023 Read the full story on Fox News. FIRST ON FOX: The Biden administration is moving to impose stricter regulations to New...
Oct 25, 2023
Marine industry files lawsuit challenging legality of federal councils cracking down on fishermen
September 14, 2023 Read the full story on Fox News. FIRST ON FOX: A leading marine industry association is suing the federal government...
Sep 14, 2023
Fishermen slam Biden admin's offshore wind push as threat to jobs, sea life
August 9, 2023 Read the full story on Fox News. New England fishermen are sounding the alarm on studies that reveal offshore wind...
Aug 9, 2023
Fishermen’s Alliance Highlights Offshore Wind Threat to Haddock, Lobster Fisheries in Gulf of Maine
August 8, 2023 Read more here at the Maine Wire. An alliance of groups representing New England’s fishermen is highlighting scientific...
Aug 8, 2023
Billboard protests offshore wind outside Blaine House
August 8, 2023 Read the full story on News Center Maine. AUGUSTA, Maine — A billboard attached to a truck took laps around the Blaine...
Aug 8, 2023
Biden administration blasted for 'hypocrisy' on offshore wind as it scrambles to probe whale deaths
August 1, 2023 Read the full story on Fox News. The Biden administration appears to be scrambling for research on the conflict between...
Aug 2, 2023
To Protect Maine Fisheries and Coastal Communities, Golden Introduces Bill to Prohibit Commercial Of
June 22, 2023 Read the full press release on Jared Golden's website. WASHINGTON — Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) today announced the...
Jun 22, 2023
New England fishermen band together in new coalition
June 20, 2023 View the full story at Mount Desert Islander. MOUNT DESERT ISLAND — The New England Fishermen Stewardship Association...
Jun 20, 2023
Maine’s lobstermen are a dying breed
June 20, 2023 Read the full story at The Spectator. It’s 5 a.m. in early May in Harpswell, Maine — “a working waterfront” community. I’m...
Jun 20, 2023
Maine lobstermen catch big court victory against Biden administration's 'egregious' regulations
June 16, 2023 Read the full story at Fox News. A group of Maine lobstermen won a big legal victory in court Friday in their lawsuit...
Jun 16, 2023
Opinion: NOAA's catch quotas rely on inaccurate data
Read the full story on National Fisherman. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is convinced that fish stocks in New...
Jun 7, 2023
Environmental Regulations and Wind Turbines Are Backing New England Fishermen into a Corner
May 14, 2023 View the full story at National Review. Just three weeks ago, Jerry Leeman was a commercial fishing captain in New England...
May 14, 2023
Maine Fishermen Forum 2023
Quick overview of our first public call out at the Maine Fishermen's Forum 2023 in Rockland, Maine. Showing up If you came by our table,...
May 2, 2023
Commentary: Without cooperation, fishermen will be pushed out of the trade
No one would accuse New England fishermen of getting along well. For the sake of our livelihoods and the prosperity of our communities,...
May 2, 2023
New fishermen's alliance seeks to fight back against Biden admin's 'hostile' attacks
'Almost no one is standing up for New England’s working families, so NEFSA will,' group's executive director tells Fox News Digital May...
May 2, 2023
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Trawling, Dragging, Gillnetting, and Fin Fisheries: jerryleeman@fishermenstewardship.org
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