Team – NEFSA

The Team

Married father of two. Began fishing with his father at the age of five. For the last 23 years, he has fished alongside four generations of his family primarily for fluke, scup, squid and whiting. Captain of the F/V Tradition in Stonington, CT.

Aaron Williams

President

Fourth generation lobsterman of 20+ years from Friendship, ME. Started lobstering as a child with his father and bought his first boat at 12. Participated in other fisheries over the years such as halibut, tuna, menhaden seining, and shrimp trapping. F/V Knotty Lady.

Dustin Delano

Chairman and Chief Strategist

Lobster and halibut fishermen, 17 years of experience. Captain of F/V Stonecutter.

Ronnie Musetti

Treasurer

Lobster wife, mother and wharf owner.

Alison Hawkes

Secretary

Now living in southern Maine, DC has been lobstering and seining for Herring and Menhaden for the past several years.

Dustin “DC” Colson

Director of Development

Born and raised in Maine lobstering community. Operated video production company in Mass. for 12 years. Filmed The Maine Reset.

Andrew Joyce

Director of Media Content & Research

Fourth generation Maine native and mother of two. 20 years in the commercial fishing industry. Award-winning freelance journalist. Author of The Nunans of Cape Porpoise.

Shelley Wigglesworth

Administrative Assistant

Kellen grew up along the Annisquam River in Gloucester, MA, where he would go lobstering with his family and help out on fishing boats. Today, he is a Gloucester, MA, commercial lobsterman and also offers ground fishing, tuna, and striped bass fishing charters on his boat F/V Silver Lining.

Kellen O'Maley

Board Member

30+ years at sea lobstering. Captain of F/V Provider.

George Prince

Board Member

Internationally acclaimed lifelong harvester. Seasoned sword boat captain for along the eastern coast of South and North America. Bestselling nonfiction author.

Linda Greenlaw

Board Member

40 years in all fisheries including groundfish, lobster and tuna. Captain of F/V Odessa

Tim Barrett

Board Member

Full-time lobsterman since 1988 with experience harvesting lobsters, groundfish, scallops, urchins and shrimp.

Jason Joyce

Board Member

44 years in commercial fishing. Clam digger & Elver harvester by trade. Second term state legislator, serving on the Marine Resources Committee. Chairman of the shellfish committee in Waldoboro and member of the Maine DMR Advisory Council.

Abden Simmons

Board Member

Lobsterman of 44 years from Cutler, ME. Advocate for Downeast Lobstermen and currently Chair of the Zone A Council and member of the Department of Marine Resources Lobster Advisory Council. Harvests alongside his two sons in the “Grey Zone.”

John Drouin

Board Member

Commercial groundfisherman and tuna fisherman since the 80’s. Owner of Angelica Seafoods in Gloucester, MA. An enthusiastic advocate for the American commercial fishing industry and star on the hit TV show Wicked Tuna.

Dave Marciano

Board Member

John has 45 plus years of experience at sea, Lobstering, scalloping, and ground fishing. He is the captain of the F/V Mary Baker, Portsmouth, NH. John is passionate about preserving the industry for the next generations to come.

John Borden

Board Member