GULF SHORES, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Marine Resources Division is accepting applications for its CARES Act relief program targeted at fishery-related businesses.
The program is designed to help financial relief due to the impact of COVID-19 on the marine fishing industry in Alabama.
To be eligible for this program, fishery-related businesses must have experienced revenue losses greater than 35% between March 1 and May 31 compared to the average revenue of the same time period for the previous five years.
Additionally, only Alabama residents and tribal members that are licensed as saltwater commercial fishermen, seafood or oyster aquaculture operators, non-retail seafood dealers or processors, live-bait dealers and for-hire vessel owners/operators are eligible for this program.
Individuals and businesses must be able to substantiate their income reduction and complete the application process to be eligible for reimbursement.
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Applications and supporting documents can be mailed, shipped or hand-delivered to the Marine Resources Division at 999 Commerce Drive in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, October 30.
Click here for more information and to find the application.
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