Sunday, January 6, 2013

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com: Hurricane Sandy: Fishermen Hope For Disaster Assistance In Storm's Wake

The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
Hurricane Sandy: Fishermen Hope For Disaster Assistance In Storm's Wake
Jan 6th 2013, 19:11

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. -- While Superstorm Sandy did highly visible damage to homes, boardwalks and roads, it also walloped the Northeastern fishing industry, whose workers are hoping for a small piece of any future disaster assistance that Congress might approve.

The storm did millions of dollars' worth of damage to docks, fish processing plants and restaurants. But it also caused millions more in lost wages to boat employees who couldn't work for two to three weeks, to truck drivers who had nothing to transport, and to other assorted industries that service commercial fishing.


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