Washington CARES Act Plan Submitted for Approval
The seafood industry in Washington may finally see some relief from the CARES Act funding.
The state announced this week it has submitted a draft plan for how to distribute $50 million in federal relief funding to members of Washington’s commercial seafood, shellfish and charter industries to the National Marine Fisheries Service for review and approval.
Congress provided $300 million to states to distribute to fisheries participants with Washington and Alaska receiving the highest allocation of $50 million each.
“The pandemic had early and dramatic impacts to ...
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