With the closure of all commercial Dungeness crab fisheries statewide, the San Mateo County Harbor District board waived slip fees for its 39 permitted commercial crab fishermen who operate out of Pillar Point Harbor on the coast.
The cost to the district to waive one month’s fee will range from just over $9,000 to a little more than $22,000, according to a report by the district’s General Manager Steve McGrath.
The board voted 3-0 at its Wednesday, Feb. 17, meeting to approve the item with board President Tom Mattusch and Commissioner Pietro Parravano recusing themselves from the vote.
The fishermen, however, would have to repay the waived fees if federal disaster relief becomes available.
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