Nov. 25, 2008: NOAA’s Fisheries Service announced it is making an additional $70 million in disaster-relief aid available to West Coast salmon fishermen, completing a financial-assistance package announced in September, when the agency released $100 million in disaster assistance.
Sept. 17, 2008: NOAA announced that it is making $100 million of disaster-relief aid available to West Coast salmon fishermen.
May 1, 2008: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez declared a commercial fishery failure for the West Coast salmon fishery because of historically low salmon returns. NOAA Fisheries Service issued regulations to close or severely limit recreational and commercial salmon fishing in the area.
