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Table 5. Seasonality of major recreational fisheries at Crescent City Harbor.JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNEJULYAUGSEPOCTNOVDECAlbacoreCrabGroundfishSalmonsubject to late-season closure to prevent OYsof selected species from being exceeded.Harbor Infrastructure and Fishery-Support BusinessesCrescent City’s commercial and recreationalfishery participants depend on infrastructure,including docks, equipment, various facilities,and goods and services provided by theharbor district and other local and regionalfishery-support businesses. Harbor-ownedinfrastructure consists of 15 acres of dock, pierand boat slip facilities, as well as buildings,parking and storage areas, launch ramps (onewith trailer parking), and equipment such asa Travelift and hoists (Table 6). Buildingsinclude two commercial fish processingfacilities (one currently in operation), severalsmall receiving stations, an ice plant, a fueldock, a wastewater treatment plant, an indoorvessel repair facility, retail spaces, a storageyard and the harbor office. Two RV parks(with 129 and 137 spaces, respectively), fivefood service establishments and several otherbusinesses lease space from the harbor. A CoastGuard base for the Cutter Dorado), a Sheriff’sMarine Patrol station, and a former aquaculturefacility also are located on Whalers Island. Inall, approximately 20 businesses at or near theharbor provide goods and services that directlysupport commercial and recreational fishingactivities (see Table 1).commonly used by commercial fishermen atthe harbor include receivers/processors, andmarine repair and supply services, as wellas restaurants and grocery stores located intown. A vessel fabrication and repair facility(Fashion Blacksmith) primarily services outof-towncommercial vessels, but also workson local vessels and fabricates equipment suchas fish and boat hoists. Although recreationalfishermen do not use facilities related tofish receiving and processing or large vesselconstruction and repair, they use the marinesupply store, mechanical and electronicservices, RV parks, and local restaurants andgroceries.When it was built in the early 1970s, the innerboat basin had 308 slips for vessels rangingin length from 30 to 70 feet. By 2006, theAlthough specific needs vary by fisheryand fishing operation, the businesses mostCrescent City Fishing Community Profile 14
Table 6. Crescent City Harbor user groups, infrastructure and services.User groupsHarbor-ownedinfrastructureHarbor servicesResident businesstypesCommercial fishingRecreational fishing(charter, privateboat and shorebased)Resident businesses& organizationsCommunityresidentsTouristsDocks/slipsInner Basin (~230)Outer Basin (variable)Launch ramps (2)ParkingOffloading Infrastructure- Docks (4)- Hoists (6 receiving,- 1 public)- Receiving stations (7)- Receiving/processingbuildings (2)Other Infrastructure- Fish cleaning station- Work dock- Transient dock- Boatyard- Wastewater treatmentplantBilge pump-out stationOil recycling stationBathrooms/showersDredging of harborchannel and berthingVisitor berthingFuel, water, iceDock powerWaste disposal andrecyclingDry storageFish buyers (7)Fish processor (1)Electronics services(2)Marine supplies (1)Bait/tackle shop (1)Fuel dock (1)Ice Plant (1)Commercial divers (4)Boatyard (1)Restaurants (5)RV parks (2)number of slips dropped to 228 because ofdeferred maintenance (RRM Design Group2006), and decreased further following damagefrom the tsunami in November of that year.The outer boat basin contains docks that areinstalled seasonally, and can provide berthingfor up to 500 smaller boats. These slips areused primarily by recreational fishermenduring the summer. Occupancy of bothinner and outer basin berthing has declinedin recent years with the reduction in fishingopportunities. Occupancy of the inner basin’s228 slips averaged 68% between 1999 and2003, down from full occupancy in prior years(RRM Design Group 2006). Outer basin slipoccupancy declined from about 500 in 1980, to250 in 1999, and to about 50 in 2008.Although Crescent City has considerableinfrastructure and fishery-support businesses,some fishermen obtain goods and servicesat other ports, usually in connection withfishing near those ports. For example,some reported purchasing bait in Eureka orWestport, Washington (see Table 2). Somelarger operations haul out (for maintenance) atports in Oregon and Washington. Fishermenreported traveling to Eureka for supplies,vessel maintenance and repair; some alsoreported obtaining crab and trawl gear inEureka, Newport, Oregon and Bellingham,Washington.Fishing Organizations and EventsTwo commercial fishing associations are activeat Crescent City. The Fishermen’s MarketingAssociation (FMA), based in McKinleyville,California, was established in 1952 by a groupof Eureka-based groundfish trawl fishermen toaddress marketing issues with fish buyers, andin later years, management issues. In the late1980s, the organization expanded to includeCrescent City Fishing Community Profile 15
Page 3 and 4: California’s North Coast Fishing
Page 8 and 9: along much of the North Coast, resu
Page 10 and 11: Recreational Fishing ActivityRecrea
Page 12 and 13: AcknowledgmentsWe gratefully acknow
Page 14 and 15: other factors highlighted by study
Page 16 and 17: The Expansion of Commercial andRecr
Page 18 and 19: As of the late 1970s, recreational
Page 20 and 21: cut further for both limited entry
Page 22 and 23: The Crescent City Fishing Community
Page 24 and 25: Table 3. Seasonality of selected co
Page 28 and 29: shrimp trawlers and groundfish traw
Page 30 and 31: Pounds (millions)Ex-vessel value (2
Page 32 and 33: 1,2001,000800TotalGroundfish trawlS
Page 34 and 35: Pounds and ex-vessel value (million
Page 40 and 41: The number of boats participating i
Page 44 and 45: Table 13. Long-term and recent annu
Page 46 and 47: 1996 through 1998, and included bot
Page 48 and 49: Table 15. Major three- and four-way
Page 50 and 51: City boats and an increase in reven
Page 52 and 53: trips during the period 2003-2007.
Page 54 and 55: Table 18. Key factors and their eff
Page 56 and 57: Eureka and Trinidad, the decline in
Page 58 and 59: from 1987 until 1994, when the bloc
Page 60 and 61: The Harbor DistrictAs fishing activ
Page 62 and 63: Current Situation and OutlookCresce
Page 64 and 65: Leidersdorf, C. 1975. Development o
Page 66 and 67: Woodbury, D. 1999. Reduction of gro
Page 68 and 69: 16Although the trawl fishery for wh

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