3 Fishery Resource Disasters Declared in California
U.S. Commerce Department officials have determined that salmon fishery resource disasters occurred in three 2024 California fisheries, making them eligible for disaster assistance from NOAA Fisheries and the Small Business Administration.
The decision came in a Dec. 31 announcement by Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo in response to requests from California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, Squaxin Island Tribe fisheries and the 2023 Squaxin Island Tribe Puget Sound fall chum salmon fishery.
At the time of the declaration, Raimondo was working with NOAA Fisheries to evaluate each fishery’s qualification for disaster aid, as a fishery resource disaster must meet specific requirements under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act.
For example, there must be economic...