Feds sending $99 million in aid to address three declared Alaska fishery disasters

By: Yereth Rosen

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 18, 2026

Words: 497

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Alaska has been allocated about $99 million in new fishery disaster assistance, making up the majority of the $123.6 million in aid that federal officials on Wednesday said is headed to Alaska, Washington, Oregon and California.

In Alaska, the money is to address previously declared fishery disasters for Bering Sea snow crab and Chignik and Cook Inlet salmon harvests, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fishery service said.

For the lost snow crab harvest …

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