Fishery Resource Disaster Determinations
Below is a summary of fishery resource disaster determinations, in reverse chronological order, with information on each determination, including the disaster request, decision letter, press release, and funding authority.
Disasters 128-149 are processed under the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act of 2022.
149. Makah Tribe Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries, 2023 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairman Timothy Greene, Sr.
Request Received Date: 09/12/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF 1, page)
Date Request Deemed Complete:
Date Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
148. Squaxin Island Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries, 2023 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairman Kristopher K. Peters
Request Received Date: 07/12//2024
Request Letter (PDF, 2 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF 1, page)
Date Request Deemed Complete:
Date Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
147. Yurok Tribe Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2023 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairman Joseph L. James
Request Received Date: 06/25/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 2 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete:
Date Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
146. Hoopa Valley Tribe Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2023/2024 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairman Everette Colegrove, Jr.
Request Received Date: 06/21/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 2 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF 1, page)
Date Request Deemed Complete:
Date Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
145. North Alaska Peninsula Drift Gillnet Salmon Fishery, 2023 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: North Alaska Peninsula Drift Gillnet Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received Date: 06/13/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF 1, page)
Date Request Deemed Complete:
Date Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
144. California Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fisheries *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Sacramento River Fall Chinook and Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Acting Governor Eleni Kounalakis
Request Received: 04/12/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
143. Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation Smith River Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2023/2024 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Smith River Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairperson Jeri Lynn Thompson
Request Received: 01/16/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release:
Amount:
142. Alaska Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet Salmon Fishery, 2023
Fishery/Area Affected: Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 01/08/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 03/25/2024
Determination Due: 07/23/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/24/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release:
Amount:
141. Alaska Chignik Salmon Fishery, 2022
Fishery/Area Affected: Chignik Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 01/08/2024
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 03/25/2024
Determination Due: 07/23/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/24/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release:
Amount:
140. Alaska Bering Sea Snow Crab Fishery, 2023/2024
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea Snow Crab Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Mayor Jacob Merculief
Request Received: 12/08/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete: 1/05/2024
Determination Due: 05/03/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/29/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letter (PDF, 2)
Allocation Date: 09/24/2024
Amount: $39.5 million
139. Louisiana Shrimp Fisheries, 2023 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Shrimp Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor John Bel Edwards
Request Received: 10/18/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
138. Alaska Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet, 2021/2022 and Nelson Lagoon Salmon Fishery, 2022
Fishery/Area Affected: Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet and Nelson Lagoon Salmon fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 10/12/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete: 12/06/2023
Determination Due: 04/04/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determinations
- Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet, 2021/2022: Approved
- Nelson Lagoon Salmon Fishery, 2022: Denied
Determination Date: 04/08/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letters
- Upper Cook Inlet (PDF, 1 page)
- Nelson Lagoon (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 06/21/2024
Amount: $11,496,171
137. Alabama Shrimp Fisheries, 2023 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Alabama Shrimp Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Kay Ivey
Request Received: 10/18/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
136. Alaska Kuskokwim River Chinook, Chum, and Coho Salmon Fisheries, 2022
Fishery/Area Affected: Kuskokwim River Chinook, Chum, and Coho Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Received: 09/15/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 19 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete: 12/27/2023
Determination Due: 04/25/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/08/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 06/21/2024
Amount: $331,920
135. Florida Hurricane Idalia, 2023 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida’s Big Bend Region
Region: Southeast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Ron DeSantis
Request Received: 09/06/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 1 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
134. Yurok Tribe Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon, 2022
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairperson, Yurok Tribe
Request Received: 07/11/23
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 07/18/2023
Determination Due: 11/15/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 9/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 12/07/2023
Amount: $4.3 million
133. Klamath River & Ocean Salmon, 2023 (Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People (formerly Resighini Rancheria)
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River and Ocean Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Fawn C. Murphy, Tribal Chairperson, Pulikla Tribe of Yurok People
Request Received: 6/8/2023
Request Letter: (PDF, 5 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 06/26/2024
Determination Due: 10/24/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/10/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
132. Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe Puget Sound Coho and Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries, 2021
Fishery/Area Affected: Puget Sound Coho and Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Request Received: 5/17/2023
Request Letter: (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: 12/23/2023
Determination Due: 04/21/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/08/2024
Cause of Disaster: Natural
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 06/21/2024
Amount: $403,978
131. Oregon Ocean Commercial Salmon Fisheries, 2023
Fishery/Area Affected: Oregon Ocean Commercial Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Tina Kotek
Request Received: 04/17/2023
Request letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 02/20/2024
Determination Due: 06/19/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination:
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/24/2024
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
130. California Sacramento River Fall Chinook, Klamath River Fall Chinook Ocean and Inland Salmon Fisheries, 2023
Fishery/Area Affected: Sacramento River Fall Chinook,
Klamath River Fall Chinook, Ocean, and Inland Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Lt. Governor Eleni Kounalakis
Request Received: 04/06/2023
Request letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 08/03/2023
Determination Due: 12/01/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination:
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 02/01/2024
Amount: $20.6 million
129. Yurok Tribe Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2021
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Received: 04/04/2023
Request letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 06/27/2023
Determination Due: 10/25/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 9/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 12/07/2023
Amount: $8.2 million
128. Maryland Commercial Multi-Species Fishery, 2022
Fishery/Area Affected: Maryland Commercial Multi-Species Fishery
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Wes Moore
Request Date: 3/15/2023
Request Letter (PDF, 6 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: 10/25/2023
Determination Due: 02/22/2024
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 12/12/2023
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Amount: N/A
Disasters 1-127 were processed prior to the Fishery Resource Disasters Improvement Act of 2022.
127. Alaska Yukon River Salmon Fisheries, 2022
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska Yukon River Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 11/29/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $1,594,841
126. Alaska Bering Sea Crab Fisheries, 2022/2023
Fishery/Area Affected: Bristol Bay Red King Crab and Bering Sea Snow Crab Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 10/21/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 05/18/2023
Amount: $96,718,184
125. Florida Hurricane Ian, 2022 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida Fisheries - TBD
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Ron DeSantis
Request Received: 10/15/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Request Deemed Complete:
Determination Due:
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination:
Determination Date:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Letter
Allocation Date:
Allocation Press Release
Amount:
124. Alaska Prince William Sound Salmon Fisheries, 2018
Fishery/Area Affected: Prince William Sound Chinook and Sockeye Salmon
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 07/13/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/28/2023
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Amount: N/A
123. Alaska Copper River/Prince William Sound Salmon Fisheries, 2020
Fishery/Area Affected: Copper River/Prince William Sound Coho and Pink Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 07/13/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 05/15/2023
Amount: $15,746,103
122. Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2020 (Yurok Tribe)
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 04/25/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $405,778
121. Alaska Kuskokwim River Salmon Fishery, 2021
Fishery/Area Affected: Kuskokwim River Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/28/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $1,269,586*
**The Norton Sound and Kuskokwim River salmon disaster requests were combined in the determination and allocation analysis due to fishery confidentiality.
120. California Red Sea Urchin Fishery, 2018 and 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: California Red Sea Urchin Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Gavin Newsom
Request Date: 02/25/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 1/29/2024
Amount: $1,648,366
119. Alaska Norton Sound Red King Crab Fisheries, 2020 and 2021
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound Red King Crab Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/21/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $2,807,021
118. Alaska Norton Sound Salmon Fisheries, 2021
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound Chum and Coho Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/09/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $1,269,586*
*The Norton Sound and Kuskokwim River salmon disaster requests were combined in the determination and allocation analysis due to fishery confidentiality.
117. Mississippi Shrimp and Oyster Fisheries, 2020
Fishery/Area Affected: Mississippi Shrimp and Oyster Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Tate Reeves
Request Date: 11/05/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgment Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 01/29/2024
Amount: $2,993,283
116. Alaska Bering Sea Crab Fisheries, 2021/2022
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea Snow Crab, Bering Sea Tanner crab, and Bristol Bay Red King crab
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/03/2022
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Allocation Date: 5/15/2023
Amount: $94,584,310
115. Alaska Chignik Salmon Fishery, 2021
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska Chignik Salmon Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 11/15/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Amount: $4,994,897
114. Oregon Salmon Fisheries, 2018-2020
Fishery/Area Affected: Oregon Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Kate Brown
Request Date: 10/04/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter:
Amount: $7,050,722
113. Hurricane Ida, 2021
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser
Request Date: 09/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter:
Amount: $7,450,423
112. Squaxin Island Tribe Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon, 2020
Fishery/Area Affected: Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Fishery Resource Disaster Request
Requester: Chairman Kristopher K. Peters
Request Date: 07/13/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Acknowledgement Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Date Request Deemed Complete: N/A
Date Determination Due: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Allocation Date: 04/15/2024
Amount: $206,000
111. Washington Fraser River Sockeye and Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries (Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe), 2020 *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon and Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairman Jeromy Sullivan
Request Date: 02/24/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Date Request Deemed Complete: 12/23/2023
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination:
Determination Date:
Press Release:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Authority:
Determination Letter:
110. Alaska Norton Sound, Yukon River, Chignik, Kuskokwim River, and Southeast Alaska Salmon Fisheries, 2020 and 2021 Yukon River Salmon Fishery
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound, Yukon River, Chignik, Kuskokwim River, and Southeast Alaska Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021; 09/14/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages) Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/22/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount:
109. Alaska Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod Fishery, 2020
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $17,790,330
108. Alaska Bering Sea Tanner Crab Fishery, 2019/2020
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea Tanner Crab Fishery
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $12,948,148
107. Alaska Copper River and Prince William Sound Salmon Fisheries, 2018 and 2020
Fishery/Area Affected: Copper River and Prince William Sound Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Authority:
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $34,360,624
106. Alaska 2018 Upper Cook Inlet East Side Setnet Salmon and 2020 Upper Cook Inlet Salmon Fisheries
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska Salmon Fisheries
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Mike Dunleavy
Request Date: 03/08/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/21/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $9,414,087
105. Non-Tribal Ocean Salmon Troll and Puget Sound Salmon Fisheries, 2020
Fishery/Area Affected: 2020 Non-Tribal Ocean Chinook, Coho, Chum, and Sockeye Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Jay Inslee
Request Date: 02/10/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $3,458,609
104. Washington Columbia River, Willapa Bay, Puget Sound Salmon Fisheries, 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Non-Tribal Columbia River, Wallipa Bay, Puget Sound Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Jay Inslee
Request Date: 02/10/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/16/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $3,764,202
103. Hurricane Sally *Pending*
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Ron DeSantis
Request Date: 12/15/2020
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination:
Determination Date:
Press Release:
Cause of Disaster:
Determination Authority:
Determination Letter:
102. Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2019 (Yurok Tribe)
Fishery/Area Affected: Yurok Tribe
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 10/30/2020; 04/25/2021
Request Letter (PDF, 7 pages); Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $854,496
101. Hurricane Laura
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana finfish, oyster and shrimp fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor John Bel Edwards
Request Date: 09/25/2020
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/26/2023
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Amount: $19,701,988
100. Washington Fraser River Sockeye and Puget Sound Chum, and Coho Salmon Fishery (Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe), 2014 and 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Fraser River and Puget Sound Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Jeromy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Request Date: 01/28/2020; 09/15/2020
Request Letter: Port Gamble (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Amount: $551,150
99. Washington Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon Fishery (Squaxin Island Tribe), 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Puget Sound Fall Chum Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Arnold Cooper, Chairman, Squaxin Island Tribe
Request Date: 06/01/20
Request Letter: Squaxin Island (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter
Amount: $411,920
98. Washington Green River Chinook, Chum, Coho, and Pink Salmon Fishery (Muckleshoot Indian Tribe), 2017 & 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Green and Duwamish River Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Jaison Elkins, Chairperson, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
Request Date: 05/14/2020; 04/05/2021
Request Letter: Muckleshoot (PDF, 8 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination and Allocation
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/06/2023
Cause of Disaster: Unknown causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter:
Amount: $1,218,502
97. Atlantic Herring, 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and New Hampshire Atlantic herring
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Janet Mills (ME); Governor Charles Baker (MA); Governor Christopher Sununu (NH); Governor Gina Raimondo (RI); Philip D. Murphy (NJ)
Request Date: 07/06/2020; 08/18/2020; 09/10/2020; 10/14/2020; 03/23/2021
Request Letters: Maine (PDF, 4 pages); Massachusetts (PDF; 2 pages); New Hampshire (PDF; 2 pages); Rhode Island (PDF, 2 pages); New Jersey (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/22/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Maine (PDF, 1 page), Massachusetts (PDF, 1 page), New Hampshire (PDF, 1 page), Rhode Island (PDF, 1 page), New Jersey (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: (Total) $11,259,151
(Maine) $7,198,987
(Massachusetts) $3,215,045
(New Hampshire) $603,820
(Rhode Island) $241,299
96. Alaska Norton Sound Red King Crab, 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound Red King Crab
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Michael Dunleavy, Governor, State of Alaska
Request Date: 03/12/20
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $1,434,571
95. Washington Fraser River Salmon Fisheries (Lummi Nation), 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Fraser River Sockeye, Chinook, Chum, Coho, and Pink Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Lawrence Solomon, Chairman, Lummi Nation
Request Date: 03/05/2020; 06/09/2020
Request Letter: Lummi (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF,
Amount: $11,472,354
94. Washington Fraser River & Skagit River Salmon Fisheries (Swinomish, Tulalip, Upper Skagit Tribes), 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington Fraser River & Skagit River Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requesters: Brian Cladoosby, Chairman, Swinomish Indian Community; Teri Gobin,
Chair, Tulalip Tribes; Jennifer Washington, Chair, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
Request Dates: 01/23/2020; 12/31/2019
Request Letter: Swinomish (PDF, 3 pages); Tulalip (PDF, 6 pages); Upper Skagit (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/01/2022
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter
Amount: (Swinomish) $2,219,294
(Tulalip) $1,644,420
(Upper Skagit) $294,802
93. New York Bay Scallop, 2019/2020
Fishery/Area Affected: New York bay scallop fishery
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Governor Andrew Cuomo
Request Date: 12/06/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $796,930
92. Washington Chehalis River Spring Chinook Salmon Fishery (Confederate Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation), 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Chehalis River spring chinook salmon Chehalis Reservation fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Harry Pickernell, Sr., Chairman, Confederate Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Request Date: 08/02/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: (PDF 1 page)
Amount: $153,670
91. Washington Puget Sound Coho Salmon Fishery (Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe), 2018
Fishery/Area Affected: Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe Puget Sound coho salmon fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Jeremy Sullivan, Chairman, Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
Request Date: 07/01/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $116,806
90. California Pacific Sardine Fishery, 2017-2019
Fishery/Area Affected: California Pacific Sardine Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 06/18/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $2,218,904
89. Gulf of Mexico Freshwater Flooding (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama) 2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Multiple Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Gov. Phil Bryant (MS), Gov. John Bel Edwards (LA), Gov. Kay Ivey (AL)
Request Date: 05/31/2019, 06/13/2019, 07/10/2019
Mississippi Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages) Louisiana Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages) Alabama Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a) and MSA 315
Mississippi Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Louisiana Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Alabama Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amounts: (Total) $88,301,898
(Louisiana) $58,343,185
(Mississippi) $21,311,804
(Alabama) $8,646,909
88. Florida Red Tide Events, 2018-2019
Fishery/Area Affected: Mullet, red grouper, and stone crab fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Ron DeSantis (FL)
Request Date: 05/24/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 06/29/2021
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
87. California Red Sea Urchin Fishery, 2016 and 2017
Fishery/Area Affected: 2016 and 2017 California Red Sea Urchin Fishery (Northern Management Zone)
Region: West Coast
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 02/28/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $3,329,343
86. Klamath River Fall Chinook Commercial Fishery, 2018 (Yurok Tribe)
Fishery/Area Affected: 2018 Yurok Tribe Klamath River Fall Chinook Commercial Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Joseph L. James, Chairman, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 02/11/2019
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $2,226,068
85. Alaska Sockeye Salmon Fishery, 2018
Fishery/Area Affected: Alaska sockeye salmon fishery, Chignik Management Area
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bill Walker (AK)
Request Date: 11/28/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/30/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $10,327,039
84. Hurricane Florence, 2018
Fishery/Area Affected: North Carolina fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Roy Cooper (NC)
Request Date: 11/01/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/6/2018
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Hurricane Florence)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $7,728,000
83. Hurricane Michael, 2018
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Rick Scott (FL)
Request Date: 10/23/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 10/31/2018
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Hurricane Michael)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $7,812,000
82. Georgia and South Carolina Penaeid Shrimp, 2018
Fishery/Area Affected: Southeast Georgia and South Carolina brown, pink, and white penaeid shrimp fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester(s): Steve L. Howard, County Administrator, Camden County; Albert J. Scott, Chairman, Chatham County Board of Commissioners, Mark. R. Stambaugh, Glynn County Commissioner (GA); Governor Henry McMaster (SC)
Request Date: 5/18/2018, 5/29/18, 7/13/18, 11/16/18
Camden County Request Letter (PDF, 1 page), Chatham County Request Letter (PDF 2 pages), Glynn County Request Letter (PDF, 1 page) South Carolina Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/25/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)(d)
Camden County Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Chatham County Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), Glynn County Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page), South Carolina Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amounts: GA: $3,442,913/SC: $3,938,245
81. Alaska, Gulf of Alaska Pacific Cod, 2018
Fishery/Area Affected: Throughout the Gulf of Alaska
Region: Alaska Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bill Walker (AK)
Request Date: 03/08/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/25/2019
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $24,416,440
80. Washington Ocean Troll Coho and Chinook Salmon Fisheries, 2016 (Tribal)
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington State Coho and Chinook Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Nate Tyler, Chairman, Makah Tribal Council
Request Date: 03/14/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 6 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $1,654,000
79. Hurricane Harvey, 2017
Fishery/Area Affected: Texas Fisheries
Region: Southeast
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Greg Abbott (TX)
Request Date: 02/14/2018
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 03/20/2018
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Hurricane Harvey)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $13,945,263
78. Washington State Coho Salmon Fisheries, 2016 (Tribal)
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington State Coho Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council
Request Date: 05/04/2017
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308 (d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $970,000
77. Hurricanes Irma and Maria, 2017
Fishery/Area Affected: Florida fisheries (Irma); USVI fisheries and Puerto Rico fisheries (Irma & Maria)
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Rick Scott (FL), Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp (USVI), Gov. Ricardo Rossello Nevares (PR)
Request Date: 10/02/2017, 10/06/2017, 11/07/2017
Request Letter: Florida (PDF, 2 pages), Virgin Islands (PDF, 2 pages), Puerto Rico (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 02/08/2018
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricanes Irma and Maria)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a); MSA 315; IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: Florida (PDF, 1 page), Virgin Islands (PDF, 1 page), Puerto Rico (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $66,738,161
76. California Red Sea Urchin Fishery, 2016
Fishery/Area Affected: California Red Sea Urchin Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Acting Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 09/05/2017
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
75. California Pacific Sardine Fishery, 2015-2016
Fishery/Area Affected: California Pacific Sardine Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Acting Gov. Gavin Newsom (CA)
Request Date: 09/05/2017
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308 (d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $1,640,000
74. Oregon and California Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2016 and 2017
Fishery/Area Affected: Oregon and California Klamath River Fall Chinook Salmon Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Ryan Jackson, Chairman, Hoopa Valley Tribe; Thomas P. O’Rourke, Chairperson, Yurok Tribal Council; Govs. Edmund G. Brown Jr. (CA) and Kate Brown (OR)
Request Date: 03/13/2017, 04/25/2017, 05/24/2017
Request Letter: Hoopa (PDF, 2 pages), Yurok (PDF, 2 pages), California and Oregon (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letters: Hoopa, Yurok, California, and Oregon (PDF, each 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $8,886,000
73. Washington State Coho and Pink Salmon Fisheries, 2015 (Tribal)
Fishery/Area Affected: Washington State Coho and Pink Salmon Fisheries
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Maria Lopez, Chairwoman, Hoh Tribal Council; Shawn Yanity, Chairman, Stillaguamish Indian Tribe; Katherine Canete, General Manager, Nooksack Indian Tribe; Virginia Cross, Chairperson, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe; Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council; Doreen Maloney, Director of Treaty Entitlements, Upper Skagit Indian Tribe; Leonard Forsman, Chairman, Suquamish Tribal Council
Request Dates: 07/27/2016, 02/10/2017, 03/08/2017, 04/04/2017, 05/04/2017; 01/20/2017; 03/08/2018
Request Letters: Hoh (PDF, 4 pages), Stillaguamish (PDF, 1 page), Nooksack (PDF, 1 page), Muckleshoot (PDF, 4 pages), Quileute (PDF, 2 pages), Upper Skagit (PDF, 3 pages) Suquamish (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/24/2018
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letters: Hoh, Stillaguamish, Nooksack, Muckleshoot, Quileute, Upper Skagit, Suquamish (PDF, each 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $3,856,000
72. Gulf of Alaska Pink Salmon, 2016
Fishery/Area Affected: 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
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bill Walker and Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott (AK)
Request Date: 09/19/2016, 09/28/2016, 10/26/2016
Request Letter: 09/19/2016 (PDF, 3 pages), 09/28/2016 (PDF, 2 pages), 10/26/2016 (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release (PDF)
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $56,361,332
71. Washington Ocean Salmon Troll Fishery, 2016
Fishery/Area Affected: Ocean Salmon Troll Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Jay Inslee (WA)
Request Date: 09/14/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release: PDF
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $834,401
Numbers 70 - 54 (2016 - 2011)
70. California Klamath River Chinook Salmon Fishery, 2016 (Yurok Tribe)
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Commercial Fishery
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Thomas P. O'Rourke, Sr., Chairperson, Yurok Tribe
Request Date: 07/20/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $3,864,904
69. Washington Dungeness Crab Fishery, 2015 (Quileute Tribe)
Fishery/Area Affected: Dungeness Crab Fishery, Quileute Tribe Treaty Area
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Charles Woodruff, Chairman, Quileute Tribal Council
Request Date: 06/23/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release (PDF)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (harmful algal blooms)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $1,481,199
68. Washington South Puget Sound Coho, Chinook, and Chum Salmon Fishery, 2015 (Nisqually, Squaxin Island, Port Gamble S'Klallam, and Jamestown S'Klallam Tribes)
Fishery/Area Affected: South Puget Sound Coho, Chinook, and Chum Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: 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; Farron McCloud, Chairman, Nisqually Indian Tribe
Request Date: 05/09/2016, 06/22/2016, 07/05/2016, 07/31/2016
Request Letter: Squaxin (PDF, 1 page), Port Gamble (PDF, 2 pages), Jamestown (PDF, 1 page), Nisqually (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Squaxin (PDF, 1 page), Port Gamble (PDF, 1 page), Jamestown (PDF, 1 page), Nisqually (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-123
Amount: $13,542,624
67. California Dungeness Crab and Rock Crab, 2015-2016
Fishery/Area Affected: California Dungeness Crab and Rock Crab
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr., (CA)
Request Date: 02/09/2016
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (harmful algal bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $25,797,268
66. Washington Coastal Salmon, 2015 (Quinault and WA)
Fishery/Area Affected: Willapa Bay, Grays Harbor and Queets River
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Jay Inslee (WA); Fawn R. Sharp, President, Quinault Indian Nation
Request Date: 09/14/2016; 11/23/2015
Request Letter: Washington State (PDF, 2 pages); Quinault (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release: Press Release (PDF)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Washington State (PDF, 1 page); Quinault (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $14,606,939
65. Fraser River Sockeye Salmon, 2014 (Elwha, Makah, Swinomish Tribes)
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
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: 01/13/2015, 01/20/2015, 02/25/2015
Request Letter: Swinomish (PDF, 2 pages), Makah (PDF, 2 pages), Elwha (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Swinomish: Denied, Makah: Approved, Elwha: Approved
Determination Date: 01/18/2017
Press Release
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (warm ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Swinomish (PDF, 1 page), Makah (PDF, 1 page), Elwha (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-123
Amount: $2,827,909
64. Georgia White Shrimp, 2013
Fishery/Area Affected: White Shrimp (GA)
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Nathan Deal (GA)
Request Date: 02/10/2014
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/24/2015
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Excessive Rainfall, Disease)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L 115-141
Amount: $1,062,000
63. Fraser River Sockeye Salmon, 2013 (Nooksack, Tulalip, Suquamish,
Makah, Lower Elwha,
Jamestown S'Klallam, Port
Gamble S'Klallam, Lummi Nation Tribes and WA)
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon (WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Chairman Tim Ballew II, Lummi Nation
Request Date: 10/28/2013
Request Letter (PDF, 8 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/14/2014
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: P.L. 115-141
Amount: $1,932,000
62. Hurricane Isaac, 2012
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Commercial Fishery
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)
Request Date: 01/14/2013
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Withdrawn
Determination Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter: N/A
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
61. New Jersey and New York Fisheries, 2012 (Sandy)
Fishery/Area Affected: Commercial and Recreational Fishing Industry
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Chris Christie (NJ)
Request Date: 11/13/2012
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/16/2012
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Storm Sandy)
Determination Authority: MSA 315, IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter: New York (PDF, 1 page), New Jersey (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: PL 113-2 (PDF, 2 pages), PL 113-76 (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $7,846,160
60. Alaska Salmon, 2010-2012 (Nelson Lagoon)
Fishery/Area Affected: Nelson Lagoon Sockeye 2010-2012
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Mayor Stanley Mack, Aleutians East Borough (AK)
Request Date: 09/07/2012
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 09/08/2015
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
59. Florida Oyster, 2012
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster, FL Panhandle and Apalachicola Bay
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Rick Scott (FL)
Request Date: 09/06/2012, 11/07/2012
Request Letter: 09/06/2012 (PDF, 16 pages), 11/07/2012 (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/12/2013
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Drought)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $6,316,533
58. Alaska Chinook Salmon, 2011-2012 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, and Cook Inlet
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Sean Parnell (AK); Julie Kitka, President of the Alaska Federation of Natives
Request Date: 07/11/2012, 07/14/2012, 08/16/2012
Request Letter: AFN (PDF, 2 pages), Alaska - July (PDF, 7 pages), Alaska - August (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/12/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $20,797,524
57. Texas Red Tide, 2011
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Rick Perry (TX)
Request Date: 03/26/2012
Request Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 10/05/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
56. New England Multispecies Groundfish, 2011-2013
Fishery/Area Affected: MA, ME, NH, CT, RI, and NY
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
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, 01/13/2012, 08/23/2012, 08/24/2012
Request Letter: Maine (PDF, 3 pages), Massachusetts (PDF, 6 pages), New Hampshire (PDF, 3 pages), Connecticut (PDF, 2 pages), Rhode Island (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/13/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: Maine (PDF, 1 page), Massachusetts (PDF, 1 page), New Hampshire (PDF, 1 page), Connecticut (PDF, 1 page), Rhode Island (PDF, 1 page), New York (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $32,847,955
55. Mississippi River Flood, 2011 (Mississippi)
Fishery/Area Affected: Mississippi Commercial
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Haley Barbour (MS) (Dewey Phillip Bryant)
Request Date: 06/22/2011
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/12/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Flooding)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $10,941,828
54. Mississippi River Flood, 2011 (Louisiana)
Fishery/Area Affected: Louisiana Commercial Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)
Request Date: 05/13/2011
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Withdrawn
Determination Date: 04/09/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
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53. West Coast Salmon, 2010 (Oregon) (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR)
Request Date: 10/26/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/27/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 629 pages)
Amount: $170,000,000 (Cont'd from FY08/FY09)
52. Virginia Oyster Industry, 2010
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster Industry Processors/Dealers
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Robert F. McDonnell (VA)
Request Date: 09/01/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Withdrawn
Determination Date: 04/18/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
51. American Samoa Tsunami, 2009
Fishery/Area Affected: Bottomfish (Approved), Pelagic Longline (Denied)
Region: Pacific Island Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Togolia T.A. Tulafono (American Samoa) (Lt. Gov. Faoa A. Sunia)
Request Date: 08/15/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Partial Approval
Determination Date: 01/26/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Tsunami)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 639 pages)
Amount: $1,000,000
50. West Coast Salmon, 2010 (California) (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA)
Request Date: 06/08/2010
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/02/2010
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 629 pages)
Amount: $170,000,000 (Cont'd from FY08/FY09)
49. Deepwater Horizon (DWH) Oil Spill, 2010
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico (LA, MS, AL, and FL)
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Bobby Jindal (LA) and Haley Barbour (MS)
Request Date: 04/29/2010, 04/30/2010
Request Letter: Louisiana (PDF, 2 pages), Mississippi (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/25/2010, 06/03/2010
Press Release: Florida (PDF, 2 pages), Gulf of Mexico (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Human Cause (Oil spill)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: Mississippi (PDF, 1 page), Louisiana (PDF, 1 page), Florida, (PDF, 1 page), Alabama (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 42 pages)
Amount: $26,000,000
48. Alaska Salmon, 2009 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound and Port Clarence Districts Chinook and Chum Salmon
Region: Alaska
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: 03/31/2010, 03/07/2011, 03/24/2011
Request Letter: Kawerak (PDF, 4 pages), AFN (PDF, 10 pages), SNSAC (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 01/04/2012
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
47. Fraser River Sockeye Salmon, 2009 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Henry Cagey, Chairman, Lummi Nation (Chris Colte)
Request Date: 12/14/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/27/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
46. Maine Red Tide, 2009
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. John Baldacci (ME)
Request Date: 10/05/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 12/22/2010
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
45. Alaska Salmon, 2009 (Yukon)
Fishery/Area Affected: Yukon River Chinook Salmon
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Sean Parnell (AK)
Request Date: 08/07/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 15 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/15/2010
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 42 pages)
Amount: $5,000,000
44. Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish Longline, 2009
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico Reef Fish
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Charlie Crist (FL) (Rick Scott)
Request Date: 05/06/2009
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/07/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
43. West Coast Salmon, 2009 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR)
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA) and Theodore R. Kulongoski (OR)
Request Date: 04/21/2009
Request Letter N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/30/2009
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural (Poor ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 629 pages)
Amount: (See West Coast Salmon 2008)
42. New York/Long Island's Great South Bay Hard Clams, 2008
Fishery/Area Affected: Hard Clam
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. David A. Paterson (NY) (Andrew M. Cuomo)
Request Date: 10/03/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/06/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a) IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
41. New England Multispecies Groundfish, 2008 (Maine)
Fishery/Area Affected: Maine Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. John E. Baldacci (ME) (Paul LaPage)
Request Date: 09/26/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 05/09/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Amount: N/A
40. New England Red Tide, 2008
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Deval L. Patrick (MA), John E. Baldacci (ME), and John H. Lynch (NH)
Request Date: 09/04/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/03/2008
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $5,000,000
39. Gulf of Mexico Fisheries, 2008 (Gustav and Ike)
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Bobby Jindal (LA)
Request Date: 09/03/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/16/2008
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricanes Gustav and Ike)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $47,000,000
38. Fraser River Sockeye Salmon, 2007 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon
Region: West Coast Region
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, 04/29/2008, 05/06/2008, 05/06/2008, 05/14/2008, 09/04/2008
Request Letter: Lummi (PDF, 6 pages), Makah (PDF, 2 pages), Elwha (PDF, 2 pages), Swinomish (PDF, 2 pages), Tulalip (PDF, 2 pages), Washington (PDF, 1 page)
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 (PDF, 6 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $2,000,000
37. Chesapeake Bay Blue Crab, 2008
Fishery/Area Affected: Blue Crab, Chesapeake Bay
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Martin O'Malley (MD) and Timothy M. Kaine (VA)
Request Date: 05/02/2008
Request Letter: Maryland (PDF, 2 pages), Virginia (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/22/2008
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: PL 110-329 (PDF, 1 page) , PL 111-8 (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $30,000,000
36. West Coast Salmon, 2008
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
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: 03/14/2008, 04/29/2008
Request Letter: CA/OR/WA (PDF, 2 pages), Makah (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 04/30/2008
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural (Poor Ocean Conditions)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: California (PDF, 3 pages), Oregon (PDF, 3 pages), Washington (PDF, 3 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $170,000,000
35. Florida Shark, 2007-2008
Fishery/Area Affected: Shark
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Charlie Crist (FL) (Rick Scott)
Request Date: 02/29/2008
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 04/07/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
34. New England Multispecies Groundfish, 2008 (New Hampshire)
Fishery/Area Affected: New Hampshire
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. John Lynch (NH)
Request Date: 10/10/2007, 02/27/2008
Request Letter: '07 (PDF, 2 pages), '08 (PDF, 1 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 08/04/2008
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a) MSA 315
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
33. Alaska Snow Crab, 2007-2008 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); Linda Snow, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 06/07/2007, 07/07/2009
Request Letter: '07 (PDF, 8 pages), '09 (PDF, 12 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/27/2011
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
32. New England Multispecies Groundfish, 2007
Fishery/Area Affected: Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Devel Patrick (MA), John E. Baldacci (ME), and Donald Carcieri (RI)
Request Date: 02/21/2007, 04/20/2007, 06/04/2007
Request Letter: Maine (PDF, 2 pages), Massachusetts (PDF, 2 pages), Rhode Island (PDF, 3 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 10/22/2007
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), MSA 315
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
31. Alaska Snow Crab, 2005-2006 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); Linda Snow, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 10/23/2006
Request Letter (PDF, 15 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 07/19/2007
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
30. West Coast Salmon, 2005-2006
Fishery/Area Affected: Klamath River Basin
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Arnold Schwarzenegger (CA), and Theodore Kulongoski (OR); Michael Delbar, Chairman, Mendocino Co. (CA)
Request Date: 05/10/2005, 04/05/2006
Request Letter: Mendocino County (PDF, 2 pages), Washington (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 07/06/2006, 08/10/2006
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (Drought, poor ocean conditions)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $60,400,000
29. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico Fisheries
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (LA), Bob Riley (AL), Haley Barbour (MS), and Jeb Bush (FL)
Request Date: 12/09/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/08/2005, 10/03/2005
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricane)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d), MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: PL 110-28 (PDF, 1 page), PL 109-234 (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $213,000,000
28. Rhode Island Shellfish, 2005
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Donald L. Carcieri (RI)
Request Date: 11/16/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Undetermined
Determination Date: N/A
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: N/A
Determination Letter: N/A
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
27. Maine Red Tide, 2005
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. John Baldacci (ME)
Request Date: 06/14/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/22/2005
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $2,000,000
26. Massachusetts Red Tide, 2005
Fishery/Area Affected: Shellfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Mitt Romney (MA)
Request Date: 06/10/2005
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 06/16/2005
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Harmful algae bloom)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $2,000,000
25. Alaska Snow Crab, 2003-2000 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 09/16/2003
Request Letter (PDF, 11 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 02/22/2005
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
24. Guam and Northern Mariana Island Fisheries, 2003
Fishery/Area Affected: Commercial, Recreational, Subsistence, Other Fishing Industry
Region: Pacific Island Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Felix P. Carnacho (Guam), and Juan N. Babauta (N. Mariana Islands)
Request Date: 03/17/2003, 03/31/2003
Request Letter: Guam (PDF, 3 pages), CNMI (PDF, 7 page)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 09/07/2006
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b), IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
23. Georgia Blue Crab, 2003
Fishery/Area Affected: Blue Crab
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Roy Barnes (GA)
Request Date: 12/11/2002
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/14/2003
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 544 pages)
Amount: $5,000,000
22. Alaska Snow Crab, 2002 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 05/02/2002
Request Letter: (PDF, 11 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/13/2002, 11/17/2003
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
21. Alaska Snow Crab, 2001 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 06/04/2001
Request Letter (PDF, 11 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
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 (PDF, 4 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
20. Virginia Spiny Dogfish, 2000
Fishery/Area Affected: Spiny Dogfish (VA)
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. James S. Gilmore (VA)
Request Date: 12/11/2000
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 01/19/2001
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
19. Fraser River Sockeye Salmon, 1999-2001
Fishery/Area Affected: Fraser River Sockeye Salmon (WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Gary Locke (WA); Gordon Adams, Vice Chair, Lummi Nation
Request Date: 07/03/2000, 09/28/2001
Request Letter: Washington (PDF, 2 pages), Lummi (PDF, 18 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/13/2002, 12/10/2002
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
18. Alaska Salmon, 1997-2000 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: Norton Sound (New), Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK)
Request Date: 07/28/2000
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/08/2000
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Continued low returns over time)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a), IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 4 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: PL 106-78 (PDF, 2 pages), PL 106-554 (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $22,500,000
17. Alaska Snow Crab, 2000
Fishery/Area Affected: Bering Sea
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK); Simeon Swetzof, Mayor, St. Paul (AK); John R. Merulief, City Manager, St. Paul (AK)
Request Date: 01/31/2000, 03/10/2000
Request Letter: Alaska (PDF, 3 pages), St. Paul (PDF, 8 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/16/2000
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $10,000,000
16. Hawaii Longline Area Closure, 2000
Fishery/Area Affected: Hawaii Longline
Region: Pacific Island Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Benjamin J. Cayetano (HI)
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 02/07/2000
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312
Determination Letter (PDF, 1 page)
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
Numbers 15 - 1 (1999 - 1985)
15. North Carolina, 1999
Fishery/Area Affected: Blue Crab, White Shrimp, Oyster, Scallop, Flounder, Snapper, and Grouper
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Jim Hunt (NC)
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/22/1999
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Hurricanes Dennis, Floyd, and Irene)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 3 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $5,900,000
14. Long Island Sound Lobster, 1999
Fishery/Area Affected: Long Island Sound Lobster (CT, NY)
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. John G. Rowland (CT) and George E. Pataki (NY)
Request Date: 12/07/1999 (CT), 12/09/1999 (NY)
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/26/2000
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (Extensive lobster mortality)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $13,900,000
13. West Coast Groundfish, 1999
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Groundfish (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. Gray Davis (CA); John A. Kitzhaber (OR); and Gary Locke (WA)
Request Date: 10/28/1999, 11/05/1999, 01/18/2000
Request Letter: California (PDF, 1 page), Oregon (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 01/19/2000
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes; Sustained decline in recruitment
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $5,000,000
12. Florida Trap, 1998
Fishery/Area Affected: Spiny Lobster and Stone Crab (Monroe County, FL)
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Jeb Bush (FL)
Request Date: 03/30/1999
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/20/1999
Press Release (PDF, 1 page)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (1998 Hurricanes Mitch and Georges)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 5 pages)
Amount: $4,800,000
11. Alaska Salmon, 1998
Fishery/Area Affected: Bristol Bay, Kuskokwim and Yukon Rivers
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK)
Request Date: 08/13/1998
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 09/09/1998
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes (Extremely low salmon returns possibly due to El Niño)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 5 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 2 pages)
Amount: $50,000,000
10. West Coast Salmon, 1998
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Gary Locke (WA)
Request Date: 04/23/1998
Request Letter (PDF, 7 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/07/1998
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
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 (PDF, 5 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 7 pages)
Amount: $11,000,000
9. Gulf of Mexico Flooding Events, 1997
Fishery/Area Affected: LA and MS Brown Shrimp
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. M.J. Mike Foster, Jr. (LA); Larry B. Simpson (Executive Director, Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission)
Request Date: 10/10/1997, 07/25/1997
Request Letter: Louisiana (PDF, 1 page), GSMFC (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/07/1998
Press Release (PDF, 3 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause (1997 Flooding)
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 7 pages)
Amount: $2,000,000
8. Gulf of Mexico Red Tide, 1996-1997
Fishery/Area Affected: Oyster and Finfish
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
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, 07/25/1997
Request Letter: Mississippi (PDF, 2 pages), Louisiana (PDF, 1 page), GSMFC (PDF, 4 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Denied
Determination Date: 08/07/1998
Press Release (PDF, 3 pages)
Cause of Disaster: N/A
Determination Authority: MSA 312(a)
Determination Letter: N/A
Appropriation
Funding Authority: N/A
Amount: N/A
7. Alaska Salmon, 1997
Fishery/Area Affected: Bristol Bay and Kuskokwim River
Region: Alaska
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. Tony Knowles (AK)
Request Date: 08/11/1997
Request Letter (PDF, 7 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 11/05/1997
Press Release (PDF, 2 pages)
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 (PDF, 4 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 1 page)
Amount: $7,000,000
6. West Coast Salmon, 1995 (Continuation)
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Govs. John A. Kitzhaber (OR) and Mike Lowry (WA)
Request Date: 06/27/1995
Request Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release (PDF, 4 pages)
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 (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $13,000,000
5. New England Multispecies Groundfish, 1995
Fishery/Area Affected: New England Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release (PDF, 4 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes - exacerbated by overfishing
Determination Authority: IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $25,000,000
4. Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Disasters, 1995
Fishery/Area Affected: Gulf of Mexico
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release (PDF, 4 pages)
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 (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $15,000,000
3. West Coast Salmon, 1992-1994
Fishery/Area Affected: West Coast Salmon (CA, OR, WA)
Region: West Coast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 05/25/1994
Press Release (PDF, 3 pages)
Cause of Disaster: Natural Causes (El Niño, Drought, Flooding, Poor Ocean Conditions)
Determination Authority: IFA 308(d)
Determination Letter (PDF, 2 pages)
Appropriation
Funding Authority (PDF, 3 pages)
Amount: $15,700,000
2. New England Multispecies Groundfish, 1994
Fishery/Area Affected: New England Multispecies Groundfish
Region: Greater Atlantic Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: Gov. William Weld (MA)
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 03/18/1994
Press Release:
Cause of Disaster: Natural Disaster of Unknown Causes
Determination Authority: IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter:
Appropriation
Funding Authority:
Amount: $30,000,000
1. Hurricane Hugo, 1989 and Hurricane Andrew, 1992
Fishery/Area Affected: N/A
Region: Southeast Region
Disaster Assistance Request
Requester: N/A
Request Date: N/A
Request Letter: N/A
Secretary of Commerce Determination
Determination: Approved
Determination Date: 08/02/1995
Press Release: N/A
Cause of Disaster: Natural Cause
Determination Authority: IFA 308(b)
Determination Letter: N/A
Appropriation
Funding Authority:
Amount: $10,000,000