Gulf fisheries get $26m for promotion

2010-09-20T06:00:00

Senator Mary Landrieu said the Commerce funding is a "down payment" on efforts to improve the image of Louisiana's seafood.

The US Commerce Department has announced $26 million (€19.9 million) in disaster relief money for Gulf of Mexico fisheries, including a seafood safety and marketing plan and research dollars to study the impacts of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill on fish populations.

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