“While I am glad we were finally able to get some relief into the hands of folks who have been hit hardest by last year’s salmon fishery closure, it is grossly inadequate for addressing the severity of this disaster," U.S. Rep. Jared Huffman said in announcing the funding.
Introduced by Assemblymember Jim Wood with North Coast State Sen. Mike McGuire, the bill purports to give the humble decapods official respect as a scuttling tentpole of the state's fishing industry.