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Alaska Crabbers Set for $300 Million in Disaster Relief After Massive Decline in Crab Numbers

Alaska Crabbers Set for $300 Million in Disaster Relief After Massive Decline in Crab Numbers
Crab boats sit on blocks waiting for repairs in Homer, Alaska, on Oct. 27, 2022. Allan Stein/The Epoch Times
Allan Stein
Allan Stein
12/28/2022|Updated: 12/29/2022
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Alaska crabbers could receive $300 million in federal disaster relief after the state suspended the 2022 harvest season for the first time in history over a rapidly declining snow crab population.

The U.S. Senate last week approved the funding for fishery disasters in a massive $1.7 trillion omnibus bill for 2023.

Allan Stein
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Allan Stein is a national reporter for The Epoch Times based in Arizona.
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