Hello fellow Crabbers As we approach the new season, I’d like to give you some thoughts to think about. First and foremost, have a safe and rewarding 2019-2020 season. Secondly, realize we are in a very precarious situation. We absolutely …
HASA fundraiser 4/27/19 summary, by Cliff Hart
We had another successful fundraiser on April 27, 2019 at the Arcata Community Center, which was our 11th annual event. Thanks to a great fundraiser committee, awesome donators, and all you loyal supporters. HASA is your local voice for saltwater …
Steelhead in the Classroom, by Cliff Hart
As many of you know, HASA partnered up with the Humboldt County Office of Education program “Steelhead in the Classroom” managed by Dr. Beth Chaton and Jim Stemach. They gave an insightful presentation last year about the history of the …
California Fish and Wildlife Salmon Meeting 2/27/19, by Ben Doane
Ben Doane “Sumoco” attended the February 27 CDFW salmon meeting in Santa Rosa on behalf of HASA, as Bob Smith “RBob” was unable to attend this year. The meeting reviewed the 2018 Chinook salmon seasons, provided information on the 2018 …
2019 Halibut Facts and Modifications of the Commercial Directed Derby Fishing Format, by Tom Marking
Background Facts: Regulatory Reports and Size at Age Observations The Annual IPHC Meeting is an interesting collection of folks from all over the western coast of North America: Canada, Alaska and the three Pacific States. The Annual meeting is quite …
Winter 2019 Groundfish report, by Tom Marking
The winter weather is upon us and the fishery biologists are busy with their computers, compiling lasts year’s harvest and make projections for the coming year. Numbers are still very preliminary for CDFW, who are not yet on an electronic …
W&W is closing, go get some deals!
Attention HASA members: Lowell Wallace and family of W&W Sporting Goods located at 4300 Broadway St, Eureka, CA 95503 is retiring, and they will be liquidating the store with great prices and will be closing at the end of the …
2018 salmon season recap, by Bob Smith
I just wanted to provide a quick salmon update for our HASA membership. All in all, I would say we had a very successful ocean season within the KMZ and up and down the California and southern Oregon coast. The …
Is Plastic Fuel in our Future? By Larry DeRidder
We’re increasingly seeing pictures of beaches all over the world simply covered in plastic which has washed ashore. As described in our August 2017 newsletter, it is estimated that 8.8 million tons of used plastic are washed out to sea …