Alabama catfish farmers get $9 million in stimulus money; Gulf Coast fishermen say they also need help - Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com

Alabama catfish farmers get $9 million in stimulus money; Gulf Coast fishermen say they also need help - Breaking News from the Press-Register - al.com: "MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Upstate catfish farmers have received nearly $9 million in federal stimulus money since mid-July, Alabama Agriculture and Industries Commissioner Ron Sparks announced Tuesday.

Onshore fisheries, rather than fish farms or wild fishing operations in the Gulf of Mexico, received the money.

Some Gulf Coast fishermen said they could have used the help."