For the moment, it is financial compensation for what has already happened and cannot be made up for. There is a need to compensate for the loss of income due to the cancellation of the season. Fishers also have dockside monitoring costs and insurance costs.
There are plenty of fees to pay before fishing. You know about that, because you're the son of a fisherman. You have a lot of expenses to cover before you go out on the water, that you continue to pay. The boat is on the dock or in storage and there are rental fees to store the boats. Next year, fishers with no income will have double fees to pay.