WDFW seeks input from fishing industry on $40 million in relief spending By Dave Haviland, The Daily World Published: June 2, 2021, 8:08am Share: ABERDEEN — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking feedback from commercial fishers, shellfish growers, charter boat owners, seafood processors and members of the public as it develops a spending plan for $40 million in federal relief funding for industry members impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The funding is part of an additional $255 million in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding approved by the U.S. Congress that followed an initial $300 appropriation, of which Washington state received $50 million, last summer. The current allocation includes $30 million for all federally recognized tribes in coastal states and the Great Lakes and $15 million for Great Lakes states.