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NEFSA in the News
7 days ago
Lobstermen Saved from Industry-Crushing Regulation
February 4, 2025 Washington, D.C. – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) sided with New England’s lobstermen and...
Jan 21
Fishermen Making Comeback After Trump EO on Wind
January 21, 2025 Portland, Maine  — Commercial fishermen and maritime communities finally got relief from foreign green energy companies...
Jan 14
NEFSA Defeats Addendum 27
January 14, 2025 Portland, ME – Lobstermen in Maine are breathing a sigh of relief after regulators walked back a plan that would have...
Jan 2
NEFSA v. Raimondo District Court Decision Release
January 2, 2025 Portland, Maine  – A federal court gave hardworking fishermen a partial victory against rogue bureaucrats this week,...
Dec 20, 2024
New England Shrimp are Back
December 20, 2024 Portland, Maine – Following months of advocacy by NEFSA on behalf of coastal communities, the Atlantic States Marine...
Nov 6, 2024
Commercial fishermen have high hopes for new Trump administration
November 6, 2024 Portland, Maine – Commercial fishermen hope the incoming Trump administration will protect America’s fisheries and...
Oct 29, 2024
NEFSA Defends Fisheries Against Unconstitutional Regulatory Attacks
October 29, 2024 Portland, Maine – The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) appeared in a Portland federal court today...
Oct 28, 2024
NEFSA Statement on Gulf of Maine Wind Lease Auctions
Jerry Leeman, CEO of the New England Fishermen's Stewardship Association (NEFSA) issued the following statement on the Gulf of Maine wind...
Oct 23, 2024
NEFSA CEO Reacts to Removal of Vineyard Wind Blades
October 23, 2024 Read the full story on Nantucket Current NEFSA CEO Jerry Leeman reacts: "Vineyard Wind is a slow-rolling disaster. It is...
Oct 22, 2024
NEFSA Reacts: Feds Reject Half-billion Dollar Plan for Wind Terminal on Sear's Island
October 22, 2024 Read the full story on Fox23 Maine. NEFSA COO Dustin Delano reacts: "Today’s welcome news is a temporary reprieve for...
Oct 21, 2024
NEFSA Applauds Delayed Implementation of Addendum 27
October 21, 2024 The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission today voted to delay implementation of Addendum 27. Addendum 27 raises...
Sep 17, 2024
NEFSA Reacts to BOEM's Lease Areas and Sale Notice for Offshore Wind Leases
September 17, 2024 The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published final lease areas and sale notice for Gulf of Maine offshore wind...
Sep 6, 2024
NEFSA CEO Reacts to New Offshore Wind Development in New England
"We are shocked that the New England states are awarding Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners with new development contracts...
Sep 5, 2024
Fishermen On Clean Up Duty While POTUS Extolls OSW Investments
September 5, 2024 President Joe Biden extolled  his administration’s progress on ocean industrialization Thursday morning. Jerry Leeman,...
Aug 25, 2024
NEFSA Flotilla Protest
Dozens of fishermen from the east coast traveled in a flotilla Sunday to the site of the broken Vineyard Wind turbine, to protest the...
Aug 7, 2024
NEFSA Applauds Addendum 27 Delay
Washington, D.C. – The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) is praising federal regulators for delaying new...
Jul 30, 2024
NEFSA Statement on Douglas Emhoff's Visit to Nantucket
New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) CEO Jerry Leeman issued the following statement regarding presidential candidate...
Jul 25, 2024
NEFSA Statement on Vineyard Wind Appeal
New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) CEO Jerry Leeman issued the following statement ahead of oral arguments before...
Jul 23, 2024
NEFSA Reacts to Senators' Attempt to Restore Chevron deference
NEFSA CEO Jerry Leeman released the following statement in response to news that Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.) has introduced...
Jul 16, 2024
NEFSA Reacts to Vineyard Wind Turbine Incident
NEFSA CEO Jerry Leeman: Two days passed before the foreign developers behind Vineyard Wind publicly acknowledged that a giant wind mill...
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Jerry Leeman
Trawling, Dragging, Gillnetting, and Fin Fisheries: jerryleeman@fishermenstewardship.org
Dustin Delano
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