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Advocating for Fishing Industry Sustainability in the Face of Ocean Industrialization

About

The California Fishermen’s Association is a 501 c 6, nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation founded in 2022 and populated by Commercial Fishermen’s Associations throughout California. It was formed to establish a “point of contact” between fishermen, California Regulatory Agencies, and offshore, non-fishing, industrial developers. The express goal of the CFRA is to avoid, minimize, and mitigate “to a level of insignificance” disruption of commercial fishing activities by a myriad of challenges posed by the industrialization of California’s ocean. The CFRA advocates for healthy, productive, ocean environments and long-term resiliency for seafood harvesters and our local coastal communities. 

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Who is CFRA?

As offshore wind development has evolved in California over the years, state agencies have repeatedly asked that California's commercial fishermen unify. In 2022, fishermen from Crescent City to Ventura came together to form the California Fishermen's Resiliency Association. We are a coalition of commercial fishing associations focused on preventing, minimizing, and mitigating the negative impacts of offshore wind development, ocean industrialization and other non-fishing activities on our coast. 

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CFRA Member Associations

  • Crescent City Commercial Fishermen’s Association

  • Trinidad Bay Fishermen’s Association

  • Shelter Cove Fishermen’s Preservation, Inc.

  • Salmon Troller’s Marketing Association of Noyo

  • Bodega Bay Commercial Fishermen’s Association

  • San Francisco Crab Boat Owners Association

  • Half Moon Bay Commercial Fishermen’s Association

  • The Alliance of Communities for Sustainable Fisheries

  • Commercial Fishermen of Santa Barbara

  • California Wetfish Producers Association

  • Santa Cruz Commercial Fishermen’s Association

  • Pacific Coast Federation of Fishermen's Associations (PCFFA)

  • Ventura County Commercial Fishermen’s Association

CFRA’s Mission Statement 

The specific purposes of the California Fishermen’s Resiliency Association are to support the long term resiliency of California Commercial Fisheries and represent members interests and providing support at local, state and federal governmental levels and in negotiating agreements with other private industries concerning: 
 

  • Spatial challenges to fishing ground access

  • Non-fishing offshore developments

  • Navigation and marine safety

  • Ecological and environmental concerns impacting fisheries

  • Zoning and port fishing infrastructure

  • Impact mitigation

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