Gloucester Fishermen’s Wives Association

At A Glance

Location: 

Gloucester, Massachusetts

Active since:

1995

Grants Received In:

  • 1999

Core volunteers:

0

Summary of Projects

To provide funds to be used to meet with fisherman organizations and other groups to inform them of the impact gas and oil exploration on the Georges Bank many have on the north Atlantic fisheries, and to motivate them to ask the Canadian government to join the US in extending for another decade the existing 'no exploration' moratorium.