Members

Harbor Safety Committee
of the Humboldt Bay Area
Our Members

The Harbor Safety Committee of the Humboldt Bay Area was mandated by the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act of 1990. On November 20, 1991, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife's Office of Oil Spill Prevention and Response officially appointed the Committee.

Members are appointed for a term of 3 years. Application for Membership can be obtained by contacting OSPR Liaison Mr. Reuben Macaspac HERE.



Chair and Vice Chair

Captain Leroy Zerlang, Chair
Zerlang and Zerlang
1493 Faye Avenue
Fairhaven, CA 95564
Tel: 707.443.5180
humtug@gmail.com

Mr. Kent Hulbert, Vice Chair
Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers
PO Box 6191
Eureka, CA 95502

 

Port Authority
 

Member

Mr. Chris Mikkelsen
Harbor Master, Executive Director
Humboldt Bay Harbor, Recreation and
Conservation District
P.O. Box 1030
Eureka, CA 95502-1030
Tel: 707.443.0801
cmikkelsen@humboldtbay.org

Alternate

 

Bar Pilot
 

Member

Captain John Powell
Humboldt Bay Bar Pilots
6210 West Ridge Court
Eureka, CA 95501
Tel: 707.834.4938
unitpapa@gmail.com

 

Alternate

Captain Tim Petrusha
Humboldt Bay Bar Pilots
6210 West Ridge Court
Eureka, CA 95501
Tel: 707.834.4939
tim@humboldtbarpilots.com

Local Law Enforcement
 

Member

Boating Safety Deputy Travis Rogers
Humboldt County Sheriff's Department
826 Fourth Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Tel: 707.268.2532
tarogers@co.humboldt.ca.us

Alternate

Boating Safety Deputy Phil Dastool
Humboldt County Sheriff's Department
826 Fourth Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Tel: 707.268.2532

Tug Operator
 

Member

Captain Leroy Zerlang
Zerlang and Zerlang
1493 Faye Avenue
Fairhaven, CA 95564
Tel: 707.443.5180
humtug@gmail.com

Alternate

Vacant

Tanker Operations
 

Member

Mr. Ross McDonald
Sause Bros.
3710 NW Front Avenue
Portland, OR 97210
Tel: 503.222.1811
rossm@sause.com

Alternate

Mr. Nick Preston
Sause Bros.
3710 NW Front Avenue
Portland, OR 97210
nickp@sause.com
 

Dry Cargo
 

Member

Mr. Colin Campbell
Green Diamond
Tel: 209.401.8606
colin.campbell@greendiamond.com

 

Alternate

Ms. Julie Moug, Vice Chair

Figas Construction

10 Rocky Creek Road

Bayside, CA 95524

Tel: 707.407.5988

mougjulile@gmail.com

Commercial Fishing
 

Member

Mr. Harrison Ibach
Humboldt Fisherman's Marketing Association
3 Commerical Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Phone: 707.443.0537

 

Alternate

Mr. Jake McMaster
Banjo Fishing
Phone: 707-499-7380
 

Pleasure Boating
 

Member

Mr. Kent Hulbert
Humboldt Area Saltwater Anglers
PO Box 6191
Eureka, CA 95502

Alternate

Ms. Bridget (Hand) Nichols
Associate Director for Campus Recreation
Intercollegiate Athletics & Campus Recreation
Cal Poly Humboldt
1 Harpst Street
Arcata, CA 95521
Tel: 707.826.3362
bch48@humboldt.edu

Tribal / Environmental
 

Member

Mr. Adam Canter
Natual Resources Director
Wiyot Tribe Natural Resources Department
Cal Poly Humboldt Sea Level Rise Instuitute Co-Chair
Table Bluff Reservation 
1000 Wiyot Drive
Loleta, CA 95551
Tel: 707.733.5055 x 105
adam@wiyot.us

Alternate

Ms. Jennifer Kalt
Executive Director
Humboldt Waterkeeper
600 F Street, Suite 3 #810, Arcata, CA 95521
(707) 499-3678
www.humboldtwaterkeeper.org
 

Coastal Commission
 

Member

Mr. Jonathan Bishop
Oil Spill Program Coordinator
California Coastal Commission
725 Front Street, Suite 300
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-4508
Tel: 831.427.4873
Alt Tel: 415.693.8375 (Oil Spill 24-hour notification cell phone)
jbishop@coastal.ca.gov

Alternate

Vacant

Local Coast Guard

Member

Surface Operations
USCG Group Humboldt Bay
1001 Lycoming Way
McKinleyville, CA 95519
Tel: 707.839.6111
 

Alternate

Aids to Navigation
USCG Group Humboldt Bay
200 New Navy Base road
Samoa, CA 95564
Tel: 707.269.2551

NOAA

Member

Mr. Jeff Ferguson
Navigation Manager
NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Jeffrey.Ferguson@noaa.gov

Alternate

Ms. Rebecca Smyth
NOAA Office of Coast Survey
Regional Coordinator
45 Fremont Street, Suite 2000
San Francisco, CA 94105-2219
Tel: 415.904.5251
Rebecca.Smyth@noaa.gov

U.S. Coast Guard COTP

Member

Captain Taylor Lam
Commanding Officer
USCG Sector San Francisco
1 Yerba Buena Island
San Francisco, CA 94130-9309
Tel: 415.399.3410

Alternate

CWO Scott Miller
Commanding Officer - Marine Safety Detachment
USCG Sector Humboldt Bay
1001 Lycoming Way
McKinleyville, CA 95519
Tel: 707.839.6103

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Member

Ms. Jessica Burton Evans
Navigation Program Manager
USACE San Francisco District
1455 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94103-1398
Tel: 415-503-6862
Jessica.L.BurtonEvans@spd02.usace.army.mil

Alternate

Mr. Peter Mull
Project Manager
USACE San Francisco District
1455 Market Street, Room 1636F
San Francisco, CA 94103-1398
Tel: 415.503.6733
Peter.A.Mull@spd02.usace.army.mil

Office of Spill Prevention and Response

Liaison

Mr. Reuben Macaspac
Oil Spill Prevention Specialist
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
P.O. Box 944209
Sacramento, CA 94244-2090
Tel: 916.324.0144
Fax: 916-327-0907
Reuben.Macaspac@wildlife.ca.gov

Liaison

Mr. Jeff Dayton
Environmental Scientist
CA Department of Fish and Wildlife
619 Second Street
Eureka, CA 95501
Tel: 707.441.5736
Fax: 707.445.6664
Jeff.Dayton@wildlife.ca.gov

 

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