The Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation District, created in 1972 by local voters, manages the Port of Humboldt Bay, and the Port of Eureka, the primary city of the region, and much larger facilities on the shore of the adjacent peninsula, known as Samoa. The district is responsible for the immediate environs of Humboldt Bay, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

, USA (including marsh lands, estuaries, etc.) and all improvements and facilities located at Shelter Cove

Shelter Cove, California

Shelter Cove is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It lies at an elevation of 138 feet . Shelter Cove is on California's Lost Coast. Lying where the King Range meets the Pacific Ocean, it is a principal population center in the Lost Coast region...

, a small oceanside facility and dock in southern Humboldt County

Humboldt County, California

Humboldt County is a county in the U.S. state of California, located on the far North Coast 200 miles north of San Francisco. According to 2010 Census Data, the county’s population was 134,623...

. Only pilots trained and employed by the District are used to bring vessels beyond a certain size into or out of the harbor unless the ship's pilot has proper certification. Humboldt Bay, located on the Northern California coast, is California's second largest enclosed natural bay. Located approximately 225 miles (362.1 km) north of San Francisco and 156 nautical miles (288.9 km) south of Coos Bay, Oregon, the thirteen mile long bay contains the only large Deep-water port for the entirety of Northern California north of San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay

San Francisco Bay is a shallow, productive estuary through which water draining from approximately forty percent of California, flowing in the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers from the Sierra Nevada mountains, enters the Pacific Ocean...

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External links

• Humboldt Bay Harbor Recreation & Conservation District
• Interactive Map of Humboldt Bay (delineates Harbor District Management Area)

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