Bay Area Fisheries Working Against the Tide of Shortened or Canceled Seasons

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🗓️ 27 June 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Though one of its most famous attractions is Fisherman’s Wharf, San Francisco and the Bay Area’s thriving fishing industry is not what it once was. A shortened season for Dungeness crab, a canceled salmon season (the second cancellation in a row), and climate change are taking a toll on fisheries. We talk to people who make their living catching and selling fish and hear how they are surviving and adapting to this new reality. Guests: Kirk Lombard, fisherman and sea forager - Lombard operates the Sea Forager CSF which brings local seafood to consumers directly. He is also the author of "The Sea Forager's Guide to the Northern California Coast." Melissa Mahoney, executive director, Monterey Bay Fisheries Trust - a nonprofit focused on supporting and strengthening fisheries in Monterey, Moss Landing and Santa Cruz Sarah Bates, captain, Fishing Vessel Bounty Eleza Jaeger, owner and operator of the vessel "The Gatherer II," which fishes for halibut and operates charters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:57.0	There's a reason that the core tourist area of San Francisco is called Fisherman's Wharf.
1:03.0	We live in a remarkable ecological location, a fact that's been complicated by the impact of human beings on all of our fisheries. So today we talk with people who make their living out on the water,
1:15.6	and we try to understand what it means to have a sustainable fish business in this place and time.
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1:43.6	You see the boats there in Fisherman's Wharf.
1:49.1	Some remain working fishing vessels, as we'll hear, but they're also the carriers of a deep and proud tradition.
1:51.1	San Francisco's fishing fleet has deep roots, especially in the Italian community, and the
1:55.4	culture and catch of those boats has deeply influenced the way the city eats and even is. So today we talk about
2:03.7	the thrills and challenges of this particular local maritime industry beginning first with Sarah Bates,
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