From the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife:

The Christie Administration has requested a federal disaster declaration for New Jersey's fishing industry, which sustained significant revenue losses and damages to its fleet and infrastructure as a result of Hurricane Sandy.

A federal fishery disaster declaration would trigger a federal economic transition program to provide immediate disaster relief for impacted aspects of the industry, including commercial fishing operations, charter fishing operators, processors and owners of related fishery infrastructure affected by the disaster.

For more information, see the NJ DEP news release at: http://www.nj.gov/dep/newsrel/2012/12_0145.htm

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