Whatcom County’s maritime sector employs 6,000 people, representing 7 percent of the county’s jobs, and the Working Waterfront Coalition of Whatcom County believes in keeping these essential workers safe during the pandemic, the organization said in a press release.
The coalition, in partnership with the Department of Commerce and the Maritime Sector Lead through the Washington Department of Enterprise Services, donated 6,000 regulation cloth masks to several seafood processing facilities in Whatcom County. Each mask can be washed up to 15 times, making them safe for re-use.
Companies receiving the complimentary masks include Drayton Harbor Oyster Company, Boundary Fish Company, Bornstein Seafoods, Home Port Seafoods, Taylor Shellfish Samish Bay and Barlean’s Fishery Inc. Deborah Granger, program manager of the coalition, said in the press release that each facility “expressed gratitude for the masks and that they would be well used.”
Christie Benson, manager of Home Port Seafoods, was also thankful.
“With over 70 workers currently, and expecting to ramp up to over 100 in a few weeks, these free cloth masks are such a welcome gift for our workers,” Benson said in the release. “We are working so very hard to keep everyone safe, comply with all the guidelines, and keep our customers and consumers happy.”
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