Fishery Disaster Determinations
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Below is a summary of fishery disaster determinations in chronological order. Click the name for additional information on each determination, including the disaster request, decision letter, press release, and funding authority.
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N/A |
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SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Request Date: |
N/A |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/2/1995 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
N/A |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
New England Multispecies Groundfish |
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GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. William Weld (MA) |
| Request Date: |
N/A |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
3/18/1994 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA) |
Region: |
WCRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Request Date: |
N/A |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
5/25/1994 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Causes (El Niño, Drought, Flooding, Poor Ocean Conditions) |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Continued in: West Coast Salmon 1995 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Gulf of Mexico |
Region: |
SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Request Date: |
N/A |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/2/1995 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Hurricane and Flooding: 1992 Hurricane Andrew; 1994 Tropical Storms Alberto and Beryl; 1996 Hurricanes Allison, Erin, Opal) |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
New England Multispecies Groundfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Request Date: |
N/A |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/2/1995 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes - exacerbated by overfishing |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Continuation of: West Coast Salmon 1992-1994 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA) |
Region: |
WCRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. John A. Kitzhaber (OR) and Mike Lowry (WA) |
| Request Date: |
6/27/1995 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/2/1995 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster (Environmental factors: drought, less than normal snow pack, flooding, poor ocean upwelling compounded by continuing effects of El Niño and years of drought.) |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bristol Bay and Kuskokwim River |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Tony Knowles (AK) |
| Request Date: |
8/11/1997 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
11/5/1997 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Extremely low salmon returns due to unknown causes, possibly El Niño) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Oyster and Finfish |
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SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. Kirk Fordice (MS) and M.J. Mike Foster, Jr. (LA); Larry B. Simpson, Executive Director, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission |
| Request Date: |
11/22/1996, 10/10/1997, 7/25/1997 |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
8/7/98 |
Press Release: |
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| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
N/A |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
LA and MS Brown Shrimp |
Region: |
SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. M.J. Mike Foster, Jr. (LA); Larry B. Simpson (Executive Director, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission) |
| Request Date: |
10/10/1997, 7/25/1997 |
Request Letter: |
GSMFC LA |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/7/1998 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (1997 Flooding) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
PL 105-18 |
Amount: |
$2,000,000 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA) |
Region: |
WCRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Gary Locke (WA) |
| Request Date: |
4/23/1998 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/7/1998 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster (Environmental fluctuations including flooding, man-made causes, hydropower, agriculture, logging and urban development) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
PL 105-18 |
Amount: |
$11,000,000 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Tony Knowles (AK) |
| Request Date: |
8/13/1998 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/9/1998 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Extremely low salmon returns possibly due to El Niño) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Continued in: Alaska Salmon 1997-2000 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Spiny Lobster and Stone Crab (Monroe Co. FL) |
Region: |
SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Jeb Bush (FL) |
| Request Date: |
3/30/1999 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/20/1999 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (1998 Hurricanes Mitch and Georges) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Groundfish (CA, OR, WA) |
Region: |
WCRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. Gray Davis (CA); John A. Kitzhaber (OR); and Gary Locke (WA) |
| Request Date: |
10/28/1999, 11/5/1999, 1/18/2000 |
Request Letter: |
CA OR |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
1/19/2000 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes; Sustained decline in recruitment |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
N/A |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Long Island Sound Lobster (CT, NY) |
Region: |
GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. John G. Rowland (CT) and George E. Pataki (NY) |
| Request Date: |
12/7/1999 (CT), 12/9/1999 (NY) |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
1/26/2000 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Extensive lobster mortality) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
N/A |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Blue Crab, White Shrimp, Oyster, Scallop, Flounder, Snapper, and Grouper |
Region: |
SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Jim Hunt (NC) |
| Request Date: |
N/A |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/22/1999 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Hawaii Longline |
Region: |
PIRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano (HI) |
| Request Date: |
N/A |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
2/7/2000 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312 |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bering Sea |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK) |
| Request Date: |
1/31/2000, 3/10/2000 |
Request Letter: |
St. Paul AK |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
5/16/2000 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Continued in: Alaska Snow Crab 2001, 2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008 |
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| Continuation of: Alaska Salmon 1998 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Norton Sound (New), Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Tony Knowles (AK) |
| Request Date: |
7/28/2000 |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/8/2000 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Continued low returns over time) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon (WA) |
Region: |
WCRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Gary Locke (WA); Gordon Adams, Vice Chair, Lummi Nation |
| Request Date: |
7/3/2000, 9/28/2001 |
Request Letter: |
WA Lummi |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
11/13/2002, 12/10/2002 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continued in: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon 2007 and 2009 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Spiny Dogfish (VA) |
Region: |
GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. James S. Gilmore (VA) |
| Request Date: |
12/11/2000 |
Request Letter: |
N/A |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
1/19/2001 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
N/A |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continuation of: Alaska Snow Crab 2000 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bering Sea |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK) |
| Request Date: |
6/4/2001 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
11/29/2001 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continued in: Alaska Snow Crab 2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008 |
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| Continuation of: Alaska Snow Crab 2000 and 2001 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bering Sea |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK) |
| Request Date: |
5/2/2002 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
11/13/2002, 11/17/2003 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continued in: Alaska Snow Crab 2003-2004, 2005-2006, 2007-2008 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Blue Crab |
Region: |
SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Roy Barnes (GA) |
| Request Date: |
12/11/2002 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
5/14/2003 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
PL 108-7 |
Amount: |
$5,000,000 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Commercial, Recreational, Subsistence, Other Fishing Industry |
Region: |
PIRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. Felix P. Carnacho (Guam), and Juan N. Babauta (N. Mariana Islands) |
| Request Date: |
3/17/2003, 3/31/2003 |
Request Letter: |
Guam CNMI |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
9/7/2006 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b), IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continuation of: Alaska Snow Crab 2000, 2001, 2002 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bering Sea |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK) |
| Request Date: |
9/16/2003 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
2/22/2005 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continued in: Alaska Snow Crab 2005-2006, 2007-2008 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Shellfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Mitt Romney (MA) |
| Request Date: |
6/10/2005 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
6/16/2005 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Shellfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. John Baldacci (ME) |
| Request Date: |
6/14/2005 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
6/22/2005 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Shellfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Donald L. Carcieri (RI) |
| Request Date: |
11/16/2005 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Undetermined |
Determination Date: |
N/A |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
N/A |
Determination Letter: |
N/A |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Gulf of Mexico Fisheries |
Region: |
SERO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (LA), Bob Riley (AL), Haley Barbour (MS), and Jeb Bush (FL) |
| Request Date: |
12/9/2005 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/8/2005, 10/3/2005 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Hurricane) |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(d), MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Klamath River Basin |
Region: |
WCRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA), and Theodore Kulongoski (OR); Michael Delbar, Chairman, Mendocino Co. (CA) |
| Request Date: |
5/10/2005, 4/5/2006 |
Request Letter: |
'05 '06 |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
7/6/2006, 8/10/2006 |
Press Release: |
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| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Causes (Drought, poor ocean conditions) |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
PL 110-28 |
Amount: |
$60,400,000 |
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| Continuation of: Alaska Snow Crab 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003-2004 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bering Sea |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); Linda Snow, City Manager, St. Paul (AK) |
| Request Date: |
10/23/2006 |
Request Letter: |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
7/19/2007, 4/13/2007 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continued in: Alaska Snow Crab 2007-2008 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Multispecies Groundfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Govs. Deval Patrick (MA), John E. Baldacci (ME), and Donald Carcieri (RI) |
| Request Date: |
2/21/2007, 4/20/2007, 6/4/2007 |
Request Letter: |
MA ME RI |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
10/22/2007 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), MSA 315 |
Determination Letter: |
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| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
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| Continuation of: Alaska Snow Crab 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003-2004, 2005-2006 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bering Sea |
Region: |
AKRO |
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| Disaster Assistance Request |
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| Requester: |
Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); Linda Snow, City Manager, St. Paul (AK) |
| Request Date: |
6/7/2007, 7/7/2009 |
Request Letter: |
'07 '09 |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
5/27/2011 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
New Hampshire |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. John Lynch (NH) |
| Request Date: |
10/10/2007, 2/27/2008 |
Request Letter: |
'07 '08 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
8/4/2008 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), MSA 315 |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Shark |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Charlie Crist (FL) (Rick Scott) |
| Request Date: |
2/29/2008 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
4/7/2011 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA) |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA), Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR), and Christine O. Gregoire (WA); Micah McCarty, Chairman, Makah Tribal Council |
| Request Date: |
3/14/2008, 4/29/2008 |
Request Letter: |
CA/OR/WA Makah |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
4/30/2008 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural (Poor Ocean Conditions) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
| Determination Letter: |
CA OR WA |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
PL 110-246 |
Amount: |
$170,000,000 |
|
|
 |
| Continued in: West Coast Salmon 2009, 2010 (CA) and 2010 (OR) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Blue Crab, Chesapeake Bay |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Govs. Martin O'Malley (MD) and Timothy M. Kaine (VA) |
| Request Date: |
5/2/2008 |
Request Letter: |
MD VA |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/22/2008 |
Press Release: |
 |
|
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
| Continuation of: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon 1999-2001 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Christine O. Gregoire (WA); Evelyn D. Jefferson, Chairwoman, Lummi Nation; Micah McCarty, Chairman, Makah Tribal Council; M. Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Tribal Community; Frances G. Charles, Chairwoman, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe; Mel Sheldon, Chairman, The Tulalip Tribe |
| Request Date: |
10/16/2007, 4/29/2008, 5/6/2008, 5/6/2008, 5/14/2008, 9/4/2008 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
11/13/2008 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
|
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
| Continued in: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon 2009 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Gulf of Mexico |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA) |
| Request Date: |
9/3/2008 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/16/2008 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
|
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Hurricanes Gustav and Ike) |
| Determination Authority: |
IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Shellfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Govs. Deval L. Patrick (MA), John E. Baldacci (ME), and John H. Lynch (NH) |
| Request Date: |
9/4/2008 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
11/13/2008 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Harmful Algae Bloom) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Maine Multispecies Groundfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. John E. Baldacci (ME) (Paul LaPage) |
| Request Date: |
9/26/2008 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
5/9/2011 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Hard Clam |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. David A. Paterson (NY) (Andrew M. Cuomo) |
| Request Date: |
10/3/2008 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
4/6/2011 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
| Continuation of: West Coast Salmon 2008 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Salmon (CA, OR) |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) and Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR) |
| Request Date: |
4/21/2009 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
4/30/2009 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural (Poor ocean conditions) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Continued in: West Coast Salmon 2010 (CA) and 2010 (OR) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Charlie Crist (FL) (Rick Scott) |
| Request Date: |
5/6/2009 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
4/7/2011 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Yukon River Chinook Salmon |
Region: |
AKRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Sean Parnell (AK) |
| Request Date: |
8/7/2009 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
1/15/2010 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Ocean and river conditions) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Continued in: Alaska Salmon 2009, Alaska Chinook Salmon 2011-2012 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Shellfish |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. John Baldacci (ME) |
| Request Date: |
10/5/2009 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
12/22/2010 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
| Continuation of: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon 1999-2001 and 2007 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Henry Cagey, Chairman, Lummi Nation (Chris Colte) |
| Request Date: |
12/14/2009 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
5/27/2011 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
| Continuation of: Alaska Salmon 2009 (Yukon) |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Norton Sound and Port Clarence Districts Chinook and Chum Salmon |
Region: |
AKRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Loretta Bullard, President Kawerak Inc. (on behalf of Bering Strait Region tribes); Art Ivanoff, Chairman, Southern Norton Sound Fish and Game Advisory Committee; and Nelson Angapak, Senior VP, AK Federation of Natives |
| Request Date: |
3/31/2010, 03/07/2011, 03/24/2011 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
1/4/2012 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
| Continued in: Alaska Chinook Salmon 2011-2012 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Gulf of Mexico (LA, MS, AL and FL) |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Govs. Bobby Jindal (LA) and Haley Barbour (MS) |
| Request Date: |
4/29/2010, 4/30/2010 |
Request Letter: |
LA MS |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
5/25/2010, 6/3/2010 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Human Cause (Oil spill) |
Press Release: |
FL GoM |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
LA MS AL FL |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
| Continuation of: West Coast Salmon 2008 and 2009 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Salmon |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) |
| Request Date: |
6/8/2010 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/2/2010 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
| Continued in: West Coast Salmon 2010 (OR) |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Bottomfish (Approved), Pelagic Longline (Denied) |
Region: |
PIRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Togolia T.A. Tulafono (American Samoa) (Lt. Gov. Faoa A. Sunia) |
| Request Date: |
8/15/2010 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Partial Approval |
Determination Date: |
1/26/2012 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Tsunami) |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)(d) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
PL 113-76 |
Amount: |
$1,000,000 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Oyster Industry Processors/Dealers |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (VA) |
| Request Date: |
9/1/2010 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Withdrawn |
Determination Date: |
4/18/2012 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
N/A |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
| Continuation of: West Coast Salmon 2008, 2009, and 2010 (CA) |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
West Coast Salmon |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR) |
| Request Date: |
10/26/2010 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
5/27/2011 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Louisiana Commercial Fisheries |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA) |
| Request Date: |
5/13/2011 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Withdrawn |
Determination Date: |
4/9/2012 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
N/A |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Mississippi Commercial |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Haley Barbour (MS) (Dewey Phillip Bryant) |
| Request Date: |
6/22/2011 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/12/2012 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Flooding) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
PL 113-76 |
Amount: |
$10,941,828 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
MA, ME, NH, CT, RI, and NY |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Govs. Deval L. Patrick (MA), Paul R. LePage (ME), John H. Lynch (NH), Dannel P. Malloy (CT), and Lincoln D. Chafee (RI) |
| Request Date: |
11/15/2011, 11/21/2011, 1/13/2012, 8/23/2012, 8/24/2012 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/13/2012 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Press Release: |
N/A |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
PL 113-76 |
Amount: |
$32,847,955 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Oyster |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Rick Perry (TX) |
| Request Date: |
3/26/2012 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
10/5/2012 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)(d) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
| Continuation of: Alaska Salmon 2009 (Yukon), Alaska Salmon 2009 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, and Cook Inlet |
Region: |
AKRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Sean Parnell (AK); Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
9/12/2012 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
PL 113-76 |
Amount: |
$20,797,524 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Oyster, FL Panhandle and Apalachicola Bay |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Rick Scott (FL) |
| Request Date: |
9/6/2012, 11/7/2012 |
Request Letter: |
9/12 11/12 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/12/2013 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Drought) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
PL 113-76 |
Amount: |
$6,316,533 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Nelson Lagoon Sockeye 2010-2012 |
Region: |
AKRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Mayor Stanley Mack, Aleutians East Borough (AK) |
| Request Date: |
9/7/2012 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Denied |
Determination Date: |
9/8/2015 |
Press Release: |
|
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
|
Amount: |
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industry |
Region: |
GARFO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Chris Christie (NJ) |
| Request Date: |
11/13/2012 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
11/16/2012 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Storm Sandy) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 315, IFA 308(d) |
Determination Letter: |
NJ NY |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
PL 113-2 |
Amount: |
$4,750,000 |
| Funding Authority: |
PL 113-76 |
Amount: |
$3,096,160 |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Louisiana Commercial Fishery |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA) |
| Request Date: |
1/14/2013 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Withdrawn |
Determination Date: |
N/A |
Press Release: |
|
| Determination Authority: |
|
Determination Letter: |
|
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
|
Amount: |
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon (WA) |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Chairman Tim Ballew II, Lummi Nation |
| Request Date: |
10/28/2013 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
1/14/2014 |
Press Release: |
 |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
White Shrimp (GA) |
Region: |
SERO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Gov. Nathan Deal (GA) |
| Request Date: |
2/10/2014 |
Request Letter: |
 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Approved |
Determination Date: |
8/24/2015 |
Press Release: |
N/A |
| Cause of Disaster: |
Natural Cause (Excessive Rainfall, Disease) |
| Determination Authority: |
MSA 312(a) |
Determination Letter: |
 |
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
N/A |
Amount: |
N/A |
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Fraser River Sockeye Salmon |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community; Timothy J. Greene Sr., Chairman, Makah Tribal Council; Frances G. Charles, Chairwoman, Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe |
| Request Date: |
1/13/2015, 1/20/2015, 2/25/2015 |
|
| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
|
| Determination: |
Swinomish: Denied Makah: Approved Elwha: Approved |
Determination Date: |
1/18/2017 |
Press Release |
|
|
|
|
| Funding Authority: |
|
Amount: |
|
|
|
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Grays Harbor and Queets River Coho Salmon |
Region: |
WCRO |
|
| Disaster Assistance Request |
|
| Requester: |
Fawn R. Sharp, President, Quinault Indian Nation |
| Request Date: |
11/23/2015 |
Request Letter: |
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Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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California Dungeness Crab and Rock Crab 2015-2016 |
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Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., (CA) |
| Request Date: |
2/9/2016 |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d) |
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South Puget Sound Coho Salmon |
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WCRO |
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Joseph C. Peters, Natural Resources Policy Representative, Squaxin Island Tribe; Mr. Jeremy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe; Mr. W. Ron Allen, Chairman/ CEO Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe |
| Request Date: |
5/9/2016, 6/22/2016, 7/5/2016, |
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Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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Dungeness Crab Fishery, Quileute Tribe Treaty Area |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council |
| Request Date: |
6/23/2016 |
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| Secretary of Commerce Determination |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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Klamath River Commercial Fishery |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Thomas P. O'Rourke, Sr., Chairperson, Yurok Tribe |
| Request Date: |
7/20/2016 |
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Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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South Puget Sound Chinook, Coho, and Chum Fishery |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Farron McCloud, Chairman, Nisqually Indian Tribe |
| Request Date: |
7/31/2016 |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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Grays Harbor and Willapa Bay Coho Salmon Fisheries |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Jay Inslee (WA) |
| Request Date: |
9/14/2016 |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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Ocean Salmon Troll Fishery |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Jay Inslee (WA) |
| Request Date: |
9/14/2016 |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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Pink Salmon Fisheries in Prince William Sound, Kodiak Management Area, Chignik Management Area, Lower Cook Inlet Management Area, Southeast Alaska, South Alaska Peninsula, and Yakutat Area |
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AKRO |
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| Requester: |
Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott (AK) |
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| Determination: |
Approved |
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1/18/2017 |
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Hoh River Coho Salmon Fishery |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Maria Lopez, Chairwoman, Hoh Tribal Council |
| Request Date: |
7/27/2016 |
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Washington Coho Salmon Fishery |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Shawn Yanity, Chairman, Stillaguamish Indian Tribe |
| Request Date: |
2/10/2017 |
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Washington Coho Salmon Fishery |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Katherine Canete, General Manager, Nooksack Indian Tribe |
| Request Date: |
3/8/2017 |
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California Chinook Salmon Fishery |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Ryan Jackson, Chairman, Hoopa Valley Tribe |
| Request Date: |
3/13/2017 |
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Washington Coho and Pink Salmon Fisheries |
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WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Virginia Cross, Chairperson, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe |
| Request Date: |
4/4/2017 |
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| Fishery/Area Affected: |
Washington Fall Coho Salmon Treaty Area Fishery |
Region: |
WCRO |
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| Requester: |
Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council |
| Request Date: |
5/4/2017 |
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