Commerce Department Announces Fishery Disaster Funding Allocations
SEAFOODNEWS.COM [SeafoodNews] by Susan Chambers - June 21, 2018
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross announced Wednesday the allocations of $200 million of disaster funding for nine fisheries, including those affected by hurricanes and others on the West Coast and Alaska.
Some of the fishery failures go back to 2014 and 2015.
"Last year, American fishing communities across the Gulf and Caribbean were devastated by some of the most destructive hurricanes in recent memory, while Pacific fisheries have suffered from years of hardship," Secretary Ross said in a press release. "This administration stands shoulder to shoulder with these communities as they prove their ...
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