News Summary February 8, 2018
Today's Main Story: West Coast Fisheries Disaster Funding Included in Senate Appropriations Bill
Today's top story reports that as news of a Wednesday night Senate agreement on the federal budget bill that included millions for disaster aid filtered out, many fishermen and processors on the West Coast wondered whether fisheries aid was included. The short answer: Yes, according to Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations Executive Director Noah Oppenheim. Seafood News' Susan Chambers writes more on the issue here.
In other news, two pilot programs in the West Coast groundfish industry have proven effective at harvesting valuable rockfish while avoiding bycatch of salmon species. Click here to see more on the topic.
Seafood News publisher John Sackton writes how the Board of Directors of Sector IX, under which Carlos Rafael operated his groundfish vessels in New Bedford, has sent a letter to NMFS asking to reinstate their operating license. See more about what made the sector no longer operate here.
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