The $300 million in aid follows disaster declarations by U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo for Alaska salmon and crab fishery failures dating back to 2020.
"Alaska fisheries disasters"
While Chignik fishermen wait on 2018 relief funds, some look beyond the fishery to survive
Chignik fishermen are finally expecting federal relief funds to start coming in, but that assistance may be too late.
Aid from fisheries disasters can take years to come through
COVID-19 has impacted Alaska fisheries recently, but for the most part, revenue losses came from lack of fish.
Federal disasters declared for 14 Alaska fisheries
The disaster declarations included one for the 2020 Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries.