According to the San Francisco CBS report, early Saturday morning, San FranciscoA level four alarm fire broke out in the waterfront warehouse at Pier 45. FireDestroyed the crab processing plant and warehouse at the terminal.
Fire burns large amounts of fishing equipment for San Francisco fishermen
Burnt by misfortunePier 45 Shed C areaIt is a storage location for many local fisheries and equipment for more than 30 fishermen, as well as the main processing plant for the Northern California Crab Fleet. According to SF Chronicle, fishermen at Pier 45,Covers about two-thirds of San Francisco ’s local fresh seafood salvage capacity. As a result, San Francisco ’s local fishing industry has been hit hard.
Larry “Diver Duck” Collins, head of the San Francisco Fisheries Association, said Pier 45Is the heart and soul of the San Francisco fishing industry.
Picture source wikimedia Picture shows Pier 45 before the fire
As of today, the cause of the fire is still under investigation, but what we know is thatDozens of crab farmers lost millions of dollars worth of equipment in the fire. Among them, there are even fromEquipment items left over from the Second World War,YesDozens of crab farmer families have been essential tools for survival over the years. According to the person in charge,They lost at least 7,000 crab nets, 2,000 lobster pots and 500 black cod nets in the fire.
Picture source SF Chronicle
Northern California Treasure Crab Fisheries Hit Hard
Fisherman Bob Maharry said: "When you wake up, you realize that all you have in your life will disappear."46Yes, but now, he said, not sure what he should do next. The fire destroyed all the crab fishing equipment he owned. Maharry said that most of his precious crab catchers areHandmade, Stored in Pier 45 warehouse together with other equipment.
Larry Collins is the chairman of the San Francisco Community Fishing Association. He estimatedLosses between $ 400-500 million. This may cause San Francisco toThe 11 crab season, which began in November, is in crisis. "When the seafood season comes, the output is amazing, but you can't restore these devices before November this year."
Picture source SF Chronicle
San Francisco crab farmers' main catch isDungeness Crab, That isDungeness CrabIt is a seafood that the Port of San Francisco has always been proud of, and the fishing season begins in November every year.
Nick Krieger, another local fisherman, said that during the epidemic, the fishermen ’s business was already because the restaurant was closed.Severely affected, But still trying to survive in the mode of delivery and roadside pickup, but did not expect to face such a big blow and let their businessCompletely in crisis. Nick said:"Without a fisherman, here will no longer be a fisherman's wharf", "The crab industry at Fisherman ’s Wharf has a long history, if a large amount of production is reduced or no longer exists, thenWill cause devastating blows to fisheries throughout the region. He added.
San Francisco's important position in the Treasure Crab Fishing Industry
treasurecrabOnly live on the west coast of the United States and part of the Alaska waters.From Alaska to California ’s northeast Pacific waters. The waters of North Canada are one of the main producing areas of treasure crabs, whileThe history of fishing for treasure crabs in Northern California even dates back to 1848.
This kind of crab is mostly meat, and the crab meat is firm,Rich in protein. It is understood that Jumbo Crab ’sMeat production rateIt ’s the East Coast Blue Crab Meat YieldMore than 2 times.It ’s a seafood that Californians are very proud of.. As mentioned earlier, the fishermen of Pier 45 in San Francisco are an important part of San Francisco's fishery and crab farmers.
Picture source SF Chronicle
Fortunately, the fire on Saturday happened in the early morning in the warehouseNo fishermen because of fireInjured.Local firefighters also reported no injuries.
Qingshan was left without worrying about firewood,GoFundMe page has initiated fundraising, Hope to raise$ 100 millionTo help the fishing fleet purchase equipment to reduce losses, and restore production capacity as much as possible before the arrival of the crab season this year. Of course, only these fundraisingFar fromEnough, the San Francisco Fisheries Association also saidWill actively seek solutions.It is hoped that with the efforts of many parties, after the outbreak, the Fisherman ’s Wharf can resume its prosperity in the past, which is still the pride of San Francisco people.
Currently, within 2 days, the GoFundMe page has been raisedAfter nearly 5 US dollars, if you have a partner who wants to make a contribution to the crab farmers who have suffered, you can copy the link below to donate to the browser.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/pier-45-rebuilding-fund
The Fisherman ’s Wharf was reborn after the disaster. I hope you can restore the prosperity of the past as soon as possible. I also hope that the fisheries and crab farmers in San Francisco can restore production capacity as soon as possible with the help and efforts of various parties.
We are still looking forward to the 2020 crab season.
ref:
https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Massive-Pier-45-fire-devastates-San-Francisco-15292488.php#photo-19452590
https://abc7news.com/sf-fire-san-francisco-fishermans-wharf-ss-jeremiah-obrien/6210658/
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