WITH LAST WEEK’S DECLARATION OF “DISASTER”, LOCAL SALMON FISHERMAN WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR FEDERAL DISASTER FUNDS. FEDERAL FISHERIES REGULATORS ESTIMATE THAT SALMON FISHERMAN EARNED ABOUT 80 PERCENT LESS THAN USUAL IN THIS YEAR’S SHORTENED CHINOOK FISHING SEASON IN CALIFORNIA. ALTHOUGH SALMON FISHERMAN WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE, THE AMOUNTS WILL STILL DEPEND UPON THE AMOUNT OF “APPROPRIATIONS”.
