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Are these PNP hatcheries the same thing as what I hear called "cost recovery hatcheries"? If so, then yes, I agree with you. No one is subsidizing my commercial fishery, why should any other fishery be subsidized?

just don't forget to apply for your natural disaster relief money on those poor years.

"NOAA Fisheries Announces Federal Fishery Disaster Allocations
(Juneau) — The Secretary of Commerce announced allocation of $144 million appropriated by Congress for fishery disasters, of which $131.8 million is for Alaska. Allocations to specific fishery disasters are below.


2019 Norton Sound Red king crab fishery: $1,433,137
2020 Norton Sound, Yukon River, Kuskokwim River, Chignik, and Southeast Alaska salmon fisheries, and 2021 Yukon River salmon fishery: $55,928,849
2018 Upper Cook Inlet East Side Set Net and 2020 Upper Cook Inlet salmon fisheries: $9,404,672
2018 and 2020 Copper River and Prince William Sound salmon fisheries: $34,326,265
2019/2020 Eastern Bering Sea Tanner crab fishery: $12,935,199
2020 Gulf of Alaska Pacific cod fishery: $17,772,540
Alaska had submitted these requests for disaster relief after concluding that they qualified as disasters. Commissioner Doug Vincent-Lang said "Alaska is pleased that Secretary concurred with these disaster applications and that awards have been made. These awards will offset some of the economic impacts fishermen and communities suffered as well as help ensure that future disasters are prevented." "

I wonder if it is an ongoing disaster since we haven't been able to fish on the Yukon and tributaries since then either. Are there going to be funds allocated for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, etc