WASHINGTON, March 11 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:
The Sea Grant Association (SGA) presented Senator Collins with its Association Award at the SGA's annual meeting in Washington. The award recognizes her work last year to restore funding to the Maine Sea Grant after the Department of Commerce announced plans to defund the program. Maine Sea Grant Director Dr. Gayle Zydlewski and Sea Grant Association President Dr. Erik Chapman presented Senator Collins with the award - the first time the SGA has given the Association Award since 2018.
"The National Sea Grant program plays a vital role in strengthening our nation's coastal economies, supporting fishermen and marine businesses, and sustaining our working waterfro...