The U.S. Department of Commerce announced a series of disaster declarations for Alaska’s crab and salmon fisheries on Friday.
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“America’s fisheries are a critical part of our national economy and directly impact our local communities when disasters occur,” Raimondo said in a statement. “These determinations are a way to assist those fishing communities with financial relief to mitigate impacts, restore fisheries and help prevent future disasters.”The disaster declaration allows for the possibility of receiving disaster relief assistance from Congress.
In Alaska’s case, it’s not entirely clear what’s causing widespread declines in crab populations. Earlier this fall, the Alaska Department of Fish and Game cancelled the Bristol Bay red king crab and Bering Sea snow crab, citing low returns. “Our state has suffered extraordinary economic hardship over the last few years with the impacts of the pandemic layered on top of an unprecedented number of fishery disasters,” Sen. Dan Sullivan said. “Our great fisheries resources provide a pillar within Alaska’s economy and culture. Now that a fishery disaster has been declared, we can work to secure appropriations to fund these fishery disaster declarations.
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