The U.S. Commerce Department has announced a series of fishery disaster declarations in Alaska dating back to 2020, a key step toward securing federal disaster assistance.
“These are not only devastating to Alaska’s fishing and seafood industry and Alaskan families, but Alaska’s economy as a whole,” Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said in a statement.“I thank Secretary Raimondo for listening to the urgency of the Alaska Delegation’s request and understanding the importance of not only granting these disaster declarations, but doing so expeditiously.
The Commerce Department’s announcement comes just days after a Sullivan and Murkowski-led bill creating an Alaska Salmon Research Task Forcein the Senate. The task force would study Pacific salmon trends and develop a strategy aiming to support Alaska salmon runs.
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