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Maine hits snag in effort to distribute pandemic aid to seafood industry

PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • September 3, 2020

Maine’s plan to distribute the $20 million in COVID-19 relief earmarked for the state’s seafood industry is facing unexpected opposition from federal regulators who say individual recipients, not the fishery as a whole, must demonstrate a 35 percent revenue loss this spring before they can qualify for pandemic assistance.

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