BOSTON (AP) — February 14, 2013 — A group of senators from New England, New York, Mississippi and Alaska is asking President Obama to request disaster aid for fisheries in their states.
In a letter Thursday, the 13 senators told Obama it was the administration’s responsibility to request the money, since it had declared disasters in fisheries in the three regions.
The declaration in the Northeast came as fishermen face huge cuts in catch limits as stocks continue to struggle, even though fishermen have followed strict rules.
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