US Commerce declares fishing disasters for 7 states

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has declared fishing disasters for seven states on three coasts.
A brief news release Wednesday said a regional disaster occurred for Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama because of “extreme flooding events in the Gulf of Mexico.”
It had no details about declarations for Alaska, California, Georgia, and South Carolina, except that those were for “multiple fisheries between 2017 and 2019.”
Ross’ action makes