Posts Tagged ‘seafood’
Relief Help Available For Del. Fisheries-Related Businesses Impacted By Pandemic
Delaware’s fishery-related businesses that were significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can apply for relief funding through the Consolidated Appropriations Act. According to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources, commercial fishing businesses, shellfish aquaculture specialists, for-hire recreational fishing operations, seafood dealers and processors may qualify for funding. They must show a revenue decline of more…
Read MoreSeafood Business, Owner Admit To Hiring Undocumented Workers, Visa Fraud
An Eastern Shore company and its owner have pled guilty to unlawful employment of undocumented workers and to visa fraud. According to the Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office, 50-year-old Phillip “Jamie” Harrington the Third and Captain Phip’s Seafood Incorporated paid undocumented foreign workers less than they were entitled to in wages by manipulating the H2-B Visa…
Read MoreMd. Directs COVID Relief Toward Agriculture, Seafood Industry
Maryland farmers, producers and watermen that have been impacted by the pandemic could be eligible for COVID relief funding. Governor Larry Hogan said Tuesday that the targeted relief of more than $9-million comes from a $600-million economic relief packaged announced by the state during the pandemic. The Maryland Department of Agriculture and the Department of…
Read MoreMaryland Seafood Industry Will Recieve H2-B Workers This Season
βββββββββββββββββββββ-The Trump administration is set to allocate an additional 30,000 H-2B visas this year, positive news for Marylandβs seafood industry. Waterman and seafood companies depend on seasonal migrant workers who legally, temporarily visit the United States to pick crab meat, and then return home to Central and South American countries. Maryland U.S. Senator Chris Van…
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