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NEFSA welcomes new policy and advocacy leaders. The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) has announced the appointment of Bonnie Brady as Policy Director and Jason Joyce as Director of […]
NEFSA responds to ASMFC lobster stock report. Dustin Delano, Chairman and Chief Strategist of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) released the following statement in response to the recent ASMFC […]
NEFSA Questions ASMFC’s Decision to Cut 2026 Menhaden Quota At its October meeting, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) approved a 20% reduction to the 2026 Atlantic menhaden quota, […]
MLA and NEFSA release V-NOTCHING awareness campaign. The Maine Lobstermen’s Association (MLA) and the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) has launched a season-long campaign to promote a key conservation […]
Stop giving foreign fleets a leg up over American fishermen: NEFSA to Congress. American fishermen are going to Congress to warn lawmakers that American fishermen are losing out to Canadian competitors […]
NEFSA defeats menace to iconic Maine lobster. Lobstermen in Maine are breathing a sigh of relief after regulators walked back a plan that would have put many fishermen out of business. […]
Fishermen victory in NEFSA v Raimondo case. A federal court gave hardworking fishermen a partial victory against rogue bureaucrats last week, declaring that a key regulatory body is unconstitutional in […]
Legal Action Intensifies Against Offshore Wind: Fishermen Coalition Seeks Emergency Halt to Empire Wind Project. A coalition of commercial fishermen, seafood processors, fish buyers and environmental groups from New Jersey to […]
America’s iconic fisheries are making a comeback. President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday on restoring America’s seafood dominance. The order breaks with decades of overregulation that has crushed […]
Fishermen call on Elon Musk & DOGE to save iconic industry from regulators. Bloated bureaucratic agencies are killing America’s oldest industry. What started as a hands-off government approach for the fishing […]
Lobstermen saved from industry-crushing regulation. The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) sided with New England’s lobstermen and walked back a proposed regulatory plan poised to cause dire economic consequences […]
Portland, Maine — Commercial fishermen and maritime communities finally got relief from foreign green energy companies industrializing their coasts and natural resources. President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order […]
Fishermen oppose industrialisation of our oceans. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management published final lease areas and sale notice for Gulf of Maine offshore wind leases in the federal register […]
Lobstermen stall devastating new catch limits. NEFSA applauds addendum 27 Delay. The New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) is praising federal regulators for delaying new regulations that threaten the future […]
Senator Susan Collins and fishing association leaders survey storm damage. Senator Susan Collins joined officers of the New England Fishermen’s Stewardship Association (NEFSA) and the Maine Coast Fishermen’s Association (MCFA) […]
Lobstermen threaten legal action against new closure plan. New England lobstermen warned on Tuesday that a new regulatory plan will imperil the region’s iconic lobster fishery and the livelihoods of fishing […]
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