New England Fishermen Launch Advocacy Group to Battle Offshore Wind Development
A group of New England fishermen has launched the New England Fisherman Stewardship Association (NEFSA), a non-profit, nonpartisan advocacy group, “to fight against needless regulation and offshore wind development threatening the viability of the American fishing fleet.”
The group said that the fishing industry across the nation is under attack from regulations that “drive fishermen from their waters in droves.”
Specifically, the group noted how regulators are set to enforce an 82 percent reduction in haddock landings for commercial fishermen as of May 1...
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