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The Harbor Safety Committee of the Humboldt Bay Area is responsible for planning for the safe navigation and operation of tank ships, tank barges, and all other vessels within our jurisdiction.

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~News and Announcements~

Vacancy Annoucement

The Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) is accepting applications for membership on the Harbor Safety Committee of the Humboldt Bay Area. Qualified individuals located in the Humboldt Bay area are encouraged to apply. The OSPR is seeking applicants for the following position:
A Representative of Commercial Fishing Operators. Please contact OSPR Liaison Mr. Al Storm at 916-324-6259 for more information. Applications must be received no later than January 03, 2014.

Website under re-construction.

The Harbor Safety website is currently being updated. Please excuse our mess as we re-configure some of our pages. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Suzie Howser under the Contact Tab. Thank you for your patience.

Best Maritime Practices for Possible Mariner Action regarding Tsunamis

The Harbor Safety Committee of the Humboldt Bay Area along with the Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services, the National Weather Service in Eureka and other agencies and partners have produced documents in regards to possible mariner action in the event of a distant source tsunami. These documents are relative only to the Humboldt Bay Area and are for distant source tsunamis only. For more information please click on the Tsunami tab.

NOAA Marine Debris Program

There are questions in regards to marine debris created by the March 11, 2011 tsunami in Japan: When will the debris reach in the United States? How large is the debris field? Is the debris radioactive? Answers to these questions and others are available on the NOAA Marine Debris Program website including How you can help? Please visit http://marinedebris.noaa.gov/info/japanfaqs.html

The Harbor Safety Committee makes recommendations to the Administrator of the Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR), California Department of Fish and Wildlife and is established pursuant to Section 8670.23 of the Government Code and Title 14, California Code of Regulations, Sections 800-802.

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