West Coast Salmon Fisheries; Disaster Relief

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The Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) has declared that a natural fishery resource disaster exists in the ocean salmon fisheries off the coasts of Washington, Oregon, and California, due to extremely low stock abundances of chinook and coho salmon. To alleviate economic hardship, NMFS intends to make grants available to eligible industry participants. NMFS is requesting written comments, in particular from the fishing industry, Indian tribes, and state fisheries agencies, regarding appropriate limitations, terms, and conditions it should use in providing the proposed assistance to persons engaged in commercial fisheries for uninsured losses resulting from the salmon fisheries resource disaster.