The fund is currently supported by
mitigation fees paid by two offshore
oil/gas projects: Point
Arguello and Point
Pedernales oil and gas production
projects. The Gaviota Marine Terminal
used to pay into FEF but was no longer
required to after the marine terminal
was abandoned.
The following table lists the programs and projects funded thus
far.
|
Project
|
Grantee
|
Grant
|
Brief Description
|
|
California Sea Grant Newsletter
|
Marine Advisory Program
|
$ 5,000
|
Published newsletter about fisheries
affairs and updates on fishing
and oilfield activity
|
|
Santa
Barbara Harbor Ice Machine
|
Santa Barbara City
|
388,278
|
Purchased and installed new ice
machine at the harbor
|
|
Santa
Barbara Harbor Fishermen's Market
|
Santa Barbara Fishermen's Association
|
9,764
|
Paid for one-year, start-up costs
for the fishermen's market at Santa
Barbara Harbor
|
|
Abalone Juveniles, Feasibility Study
|
University of Delaware, College of Marine Studies
|
7,750
|
Analyzed feasibility of replenishing
abalone stocks on the south-central
California coast and Channel Islands
|
|
Waypoint newsletter
|
Ventura County Commercial Fishermen's Association
|
12,000
|
Paid for two-year start-up costs
for a newsletter about fisheries
affairs with updates on fishing
and oilfield activity
|
|
Live-Fish Receivers, Feasibility Study
|
EJL & Associates
|
8,000
|
Analyzed feasibility of installing
live-fish holding tanks at Santa
Barbara Harbor
|
|
New
Fish Hoist at Santa Barbara Harbor
|
City of Santa Barbara
|
27,500
|
Installed
new fish hoist on dock (due
to increased congestion at
SB Harbor)
|
|
Grappling Hook & Gear
|
Southern California Trawlers Association
|
5,618
|
Purchased equipment to retrieve
and repair fishing nets snagged
on subsea debris
|
|
Seafood Safety Grant Program
|
Administered by County
|
50,000
|
Reimbursed
fishermen for equipment to maintain
seafood in fresh state.
|
|
Weather III, Phase I
|
County of Santa Barbara & National Weather Service
|
7,394
|
Installed weather broadcast for
mariners
|
|
Weather III, Phase 2
|
County of Santa Barbara & National Parks Service
|
39,403
|
Installed weather station on
east end of Anacapa Island.
|
|
Fishwalk
Interpretive Panels - Santa Barbara Harbor
|
Santa Barbara County and Santa Barbara City
|
29,359
|
Installed 9 interpretative panels
depicting regional commercial fishing
|
|
Safety Equipment Reimbursement
Program
|
Santa Barbara County
|
105,000
|
Reimbursed fisherment for specific
safety equipment (EPIRBs,
life rafts, flares, etc).
|
|
Promote Santa Barbara Fishermen's Market
|
Santa Barbara Fishermen's Association
|
10,000
|
Promoted SB Fishermen's Market
by advertising in Asian and Latino
publications, funded a fish-cutting
facility, and funded one-year
costs to run a shuttle to the event.
|
|
Morro Bay Net Repair Area
|
Morro Bay Commercial Fisherman Organization
|
7,000
|
Asphalted two areas for storing
fishing equipment and repairing
nets at the Morro Bay harbor
|
|
Computer Upgrades – Morro Bay Fishermen's Informational
Center
|
Morro Bay Commercial Fishermen Organization
|
1,750
|
Upgraded computer system of offshore
weather patterns and water temperatures
|
|
Channel Islands Harbor, Inventory of Infrastructure
|
Ventura County Commercial Fishermen's Association
|
3,500
|
Inventoried infrastructure that
supports the commercial fishing
industry at Channel Islands Harbor
|
|
Channel Islands Harbor Fish Hoist
|
Ventura County Commercial Fishermen's Association
|
3,400
|
Repaired a fish hoist at the
Channel Islands Harbor
|
|
California Golden Seas
|
California Seafood Council
|
7,750
|
Translated and disseminated California's
Golden Seas curriculum for 4th,
5th, and 6th graders
|
|
Research Abalone Stocks
|
University of California at Santa Barbara
|
10,000
|
Surveyed abalone populations
in the Santa Barbara Channel for
sabellid worm infestation.
|
|
Fishers’ Gear Storage Area
|
Commercial Fishermen’s of Santa Barbara, Inc.
|
8,000
|
Made improvements to storage
area and paid for two-years of
management.
|
|
Chinook Salmon Rearing Project
|
Commercial Fishermen’s of Santa Barbara, Inc.
|
7,000
|
Expanded the
Chinook salmon rearing project from
70,000 to 140,000 fish |
|
San Miguel Island Red Abalone Habitat Study
|
California Abalone Association
|
7,500
|
Mapped the extent of abalone
habitat and density around
San Miguel Island
|
|
TOTAL
|
|
$745,996
|
|
