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Download or read book North Carolina Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Fisheries Relief Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: North Carolina was allocated $5,416,773 of CARES Act funds destined to relieve fisheries affected by the COVID pandemic. Relief went to eligible applicants from three groups within the state's fishing industry: 1) commercial fishermen and marine aquaculture operations, 2) seafood dealers and processors, and 3) for-hire operations. Ultimately, commercial fishermen and aquaculture operations received ~$3.4 million and had 79% of their loss covered, seafood dealers and processors received ~$1.4 million and had 40% of their loss covered, and for-hire fishing operations received ~$430,000 and had 100% of their loss covered. Funds were distributed to applicants across 25 North Carolina counties and one out of state county (one participant).