NOAA says $123 million coming for six ‘fishery resource disasters’
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said a package of fishery disaster relief for West Coast and Alaska fishermen is on the way. NOAA announced the allocation of $123.6 million in fishery resource disaster funding, appropriated by Congress in the American Relief Act, 2025. The money will go to address fishery resource disasters that occurred in Oregon, California, the Squaxin Island tribe in Washington State, and multiple Alaska fisheries between 2019 and 2023. … The aid allocations apply to previously declared fishery resource disasters, including: … 2024 California Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook ocean and inland salmon fisheries.
Other salmon news:
- Times-Standard (Eureka, Calif.): Low flows equal high stakes for salmon in the Klamath River
- Fishing the North Coast with Kenny Priest: Blog: North Coast salmon season off to strong start
