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Last Call at the Bar

By Christine Weaver | March 21, 2018 | California Coast |

Last call in this case is March 30, and the ‘bars’ in question are the harbor entrance bars to Crescent City Harbor, Humboldt Bay, Noyo River and Morro Bay.

Coast Guard assets in Humboldt Bay during heavy surf in January 2016.

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USCG officials are seeking feedback and recommendations from local mariners regarding the establishment of regulated navigation areas at these Northern California harbor bar entrances. The regulated navigation areas would create bar closure conditions as well as regulate vessel bar transits during hazardous bar conditions for all recreational, commercial fishing and passenger vessels.

A mellow day, and this bar is open. The Noyo River meets the Pacific Ocean at Fort Bragg. The lumps in the water in the foreground are kelp, not rocks. The Hwy. 1 bridge has ample clearance for sailboat masts.

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Detailed info about the proposal can be found at www.regulations.gov/document?D=USCG-2017-0338-0002. For further information, contact Lt. Colleen Ryan at (510) 437-5984 or [email protected].

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