More than $4.3 million in financial relief is on its way to eligible members of the fishing industries…
More than $4.3 million in financial relief is on its way to eligible members of the fishing industries who sustained income losses from March to December of 2020 due to COVID-19.
The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries issued funds this week to 265 commercial fishermen and marine aquaculture operations, for-hire fishing operations, and seafood dealers and processors deemed eligible for relief from the federal North Carolina Consolidated Appropriations Act Fisheries Relief Program (CARES Act II). Payments were made in the following categories:
Commercial Fishermen and Marine Aquaculture Operations—217 (Number Compensated), $2,815,588.00 (Award), 64% (Percent of Total Award)
Seafood Dealers and Processors—36 (Number Compensated), $1,130,864.56 (Award), 26% (Percent of Total Award)
For-Hire Fishing Operations—12 (Number Compensated), $439,198.44 (Award), 10% (Percent of Total Award)
Total—265 (Number Compensated), $4,385,651.00 (Award), 100% (Percent of Total Award)
Additionally, $160,295 was used for division administrative costs.
For questions about CARES Act II, email covid19relief@ncdenr.gov or call (252) 808-8179.
