Bay area commercial fishers say they are facing unprecedented financial hardships this year after dealing with a range of restrictions on several of their key catches.
Bay Area commercial fishers say they are facing unprecedented financial hardships this year after dealing with a range of restrictions on several of their key catches.say they are facing unprecedented financial hardships this year after dealing with a range of restrictions on several of their key catches.
"The salmon is one of the major mainstays of this whole harbor. If you look across, every boat is here, every boat is tied up. These guys have got mortgages to pay, got bills to pay," said Smith.State decided to shorten Dungeness crab season this year "With losing salmon, and the nearshore rockfish season, it’s pretty much total devastation," said Rick Powers, a charter operator in Bodega Bay, who also heads the Golden Gate Fisherman’s Association.
Meantime, Smith said he's hoping state regulators will rethink how and why they implement certain restrictions, pointing to the nearshore rockfish ban as an example.
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