Fisheries

Belford, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced a new dredging project of the Shoal Harbor navigation channel. The funding will be used for maintenance dredging of approximately 160,000 cubic yards in the channel. Pallone secured $8 million for the project in a federal spending bill that was signed into law earlier this year. The U.S.

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection will receive $826,807 for the New Jersey Seafood Processor COVID-19 Assistance Program. The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program (SPRS).

Long Branch, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive $3,996,614 to restore and conserve sport fish populations and $4,410,062 to restore, conserve, and manage wildlife populations. The funding comes from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration (WSFR) Program. The program supports state and local outdoor recreational opportunities and wildlife and habitat conservation efforts.

Old Bridge, NJ – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. joined local elected officials and business owners in Old Bridge today to highlight new funding for water infrastructure and flood control projects in Middlesex and Monmouth Counties. New Jersey will receive nearly $1 billion in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Disaster Relief Laws. New Jersey's 6^th Congressional District will receive $197.4 million in new funding.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. announced today that New Jersey will receive nearly $1 billion in new funding thanks to the Bipartisan Infrastructure and Disaster Relief Laws. New Jersey's 6^th Congressional District will receive $197.4 million in new funding. The infrastructure investments will protect coastal communities from flooding and the impacts of the growing climate crisis while strengthening the economy and creating good-paying jobs.

Washington, DC – Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ-06) today announced that New Jersey will receive $826,807 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support seafood processors and to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, including measures to protect workers against COVID-19. The grant is from the Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety (SPRS) Block Grant Program that provides grants to eligible state agencies and territories and was included in the Omnibus and Coronavirus Relief Bill Congress passed and was signed into law in December 2020.

Long Branch, NJ – Today, Congressman Frank Pallone, Jr. (NJ- 06) announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) approved New Jersey's spending plan for $9.5 million in federal aid for New Jersey's commercial and charter fishing industry that he announced in June. Pallone helped secure the funding as part of the omnibus and coronavirus relief bill Congress passed and was signed into law last December.