Tuesday July 30, 2024
Seafood Source —
The U.S. federal government has announced USD 240 million (EUR 222 million) in spending for fish hatcheries in the Pacific Northwest region of the country.
“Since time immemorial, Tribes in the Pacific Northwest have relied on Pacific salmon, steelhead, and other native fish species for sustenance and their cultural and spiritual ways of life,” U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary Deb Haaland said. “This funding will help us deliver historic investments from the president’s Investing in America agenda that will empower Indigenous communities and safeguard resources they have stewarded since time immemorial.”
The government immediately made USD 54 million (EUR 50 million) of the funding available to Pacific Northwest and Alaska Tribes for facility maintenance and modernization, while the rest of the funding will be made available competitively.
NOAA will partner with the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to allocate the funding to regional Tribes.