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DOC Secretary Ross Allocates $88 Million in Fishery Disaster Funding for Fishing Communities Affected by 2019 Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening

May 18, 2020   Gulf of Mexico, National

Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced the allocation of $88 million in fishery disaster funding to Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi, where a catastrophic regional fishery disaster occurred due to extreme freshwater flooding in 2019 associated with the unprecedented opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway. “The Department of Commerce stands with our U.S. fishing communities, especially in times of hardship,” said Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. “These funds will help industries and individuals recover from this disaster, and build resilience for the future.” >click to read< 16:22

Over $21.3 million in federal fishery disaster funds allocated to Mississippi – >click to read<

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Commerce Secretary allocates $200 million fishery disaster funding

June 21, 2018   Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, North Pacific, Pacific, South Atlantic

Today, Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross allocated $200 million in disaster funding appropriated by Congress to help fishermen and the businesses and communities that rely upon them to recover and rebuild following hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria in 2017. Funding has also been appropriated and allocated for the disasters that devastated the West Coast and Alaska fishermen from 2014 to 2017. >click to read<10:03

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Really? Gloucester officials unaware of fishery disaster funding role

February 17, 2015   New England

cashGloucester city officials, caught unaware of the city’s expected role in distributing federal fishery disaster funds to eligible local shore-side businesses, were scrambling today to determine exactly what the city must do to help get funds to affected businesses along the city’s waterfront. The question is whether the city should already have known about its role in the process of distributing the disaster relief to shore-side businesses in the second phase of funding. The state detailed the criteria for distribution in its fishery disaster relief application to NOAA Fisheries last September 30. Read the rest here 19:44

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