Good Afternoon,
Dealing with the coronavirus has significantly impacted the fishing industry. We wanted to give you some resources that might help as you sort through your finances and the relief you are eligible to receive. It looks like there are some significant resources that are coming to the fishing community in terms of the Cares Act which will provide economic resources including to those who are self-employed.
Rep. Jared Golden was interviewed on MPBN regarding the passage of the bill:
Link to Maine Calling with Congressman Jared Golden
Important resources can be found here regarding who qualifies for the stimulus money:
This New York Times article will break it all down for you.
And this piece from the Washington Post includes a calculator for you to review your individual situation.
The Small Business Administration has good info that will particularly be important to self-employed people as well:
https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/loans/paycheck-protection-program-ppp
First the good news. Leave it to the lobstermen to find creative ways to get their product to the market. Hats off to those making it happen. Throughout the week we will be highlighting creative solutions on our Facebook page. If you are selling lobsters and are meeting the state's guidelines make sure to let us know so we can highlight your solution on Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage FB page.
Here are a few, but we know there are more out there:
Allen's Seafood takes its case to Facebook
Sincerely,
Protect Maine’s Fishing Heritage