Maryland seafood industry to get relief with 35,000 additional H-2B visas

The short-staffed crab processing industry got some relief Thursday with the addition of 35,000 H-2B Visas expected by the second half of Fiscal Year 2022. The announcement by Rep. Andy Harris, R-Md.-1st, confirmed the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Labor approved the move to bolster the seafood industry.