{"id":4824,"date":"2017-10-06T15:48:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-06T19:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/senators-push-for-regional-fishery-disaster-declaration\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:08:38","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:08:38","slug":"senators-push-for-regional-fishery-disaster-declaration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/senators-push-for-regional-fishery-disaster-declaration\/","title":{"rendered":"Senadores impulsan declaraci\u00f3n de desastre pesquero regional"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Several Oregon and California senators are pushing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to immediately support Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov. Jerry Brown&rsquo;s catastrophic regional fishery disaster declaration.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The disaster declarations have been pending since May after nearly 200 miles of coastline in Oregon and California were closed to salmon fishing due to dwindling Klamath River salmon runs.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Additionally, the fishing season was less than half as long as a typical year due to restrictions protecting Klamath River salmon stocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Pushing for the declaration are Oregon&rsquo;s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden and California Sens. Dianne Feinstein and Kamala Harris<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">&ldquo;In both of our states, (these) fishing seasons have resulted in severe economic hardships felt throughout the seafood supply chain,&rdquo; the senators wrote. &ldquo;Working waterfronts can&rsquo;t address basic repairs and upkeep. Seafood processing jobs have been lost. Fishermen have left the industry, unable to make a living on the water. This has weakened our coastal communities which, if not provided for, might be lost.&rdquo;<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The closure affects nearly half of Oregon&rsquo;s coastline. California&rsquo;s industry is expected to lose $2.5 million in revenue. Both states were also hard-hit by a poor 2016 season, which resulted in millions more lost.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\"><\/span>The disaster declaration would make salmon fisheries eligible for aid, including job retraining, employment, and low-interest loans. It could also provide funds for fishery data collection, resource restoration, research, and fishing capacity reduction programs to prevent or reduce the effects of future disruptions to fisheries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The senators seek a declaration by the end of the year.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several Oregon and California senators are pushing the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to immediately support Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov. Jerry Brown&rsquo;s catastrophic regional fishery disaster declaration. 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