Humboldt Harbor Safety Committee

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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~

OSPR Workshop in Eureka, CA

The California Department of Fish and Wildlife Office of Spill Prevention and Response (OSPR) will be conducting a workshop in Eureka - March 20, 2013. This "overview" will provide information in regards to the oil spill response structure and how OSPR coordinates with local government agencies when an oil spill occurs. The target audience is local governments, and information presented will be relevant to Humboldt and Del Norte counties. It is a good opportunity for anyone in our area to attend.

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

Lately there have been 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.



 

What's New?
MARSEC Level 1: Significant Risk - Click for detail

TSUNAMI INFO:

Information in effect

Next Harbor
Safety Meeting:

Thursday
March 21st, 2013
0900
Woodley Island Marina
Conference Room
Eureka, CA
for more information
contact Suzie Howser
707.443.0801
suzie@portofhumboldtbay.org

Next Humboldt
ACP Meeting:

Thursday
March 21st, 2013
1300
Woodley Island Marina
for more information
contact Jeff Dayton
707.441.5736
Jeff.Dayton@wildlife.ca.gov


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