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DMR outlines seafood disaster payments and moves to refine labeling rules; task force work continues
Summary
The department said it has distributed most 2019 disaster funds, is disbursing 2020 awards, and that the Mississippi Seafood Task Force is working to clarify seafood labeling rules and possible changes to House Bill 602.
The Mississippi Department of Marine Resources reported progress on several seafood relief and marketing initiatives and outlined next steps for seafood labeling rules.
The executive director told commissioners the department had distributed about 92% of 2019 disaster funds to 23 of 24 applicants and has a 2020 grant program with roughly $3 million available. "We spend a little over 3 point I did 3,700,000.0, a grant program for new and emerging seafood processing technologies that's going out," the director said. The director added that under the 2020…
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