MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — BP has agreed to support a $9 million grant to pay for quality testing and marketing of seafood coming out of Alabama's gulf with hopes of reassuring consumers that the state's products are safe to eat.
The grant will allocate $4 million toward testing seafood to ensure there are no harmful chemicals or substances in the seafood as an effect of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill last year. The grant will also allocate $5 million toward an Alabama seafood marketing campaign.
"This agreement gives Alabama the funds to test and market Alabama seafood to the rest of the world," Bentley said.
Governor Bentley created the Seafood Marketing Commission in March of this year to represent industries related to the Alabama seafood industry. The commission is developing a seafood safety marketing program in conjunction with efforts created by the grant.
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