In September, the U.S. Commerce Department declared a disaster in the Northeast groundfishing industry. This declaration opened the door for Congress to appropriate funding to help alleviate the financial hardship caused by dwindling fish stock.
Senators Snowe and Collins wrote to leaders on the Senate Commerce Appropriations Committee earlier this month urging that funding is included in any emergency supplemental appropriations bill developed in response to Superstorm Sandy, which hit the East Coast in late October.
Today, an effort to limit the number of fishing communities that are eligible to receive this funding, which
