"We have crews that depend on us, we have families to feed," said Sarah Bates, a salmon fisher based in San Francisco. "I am not exactly sure what we are going to do this summer. It makes me nervous."
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There are two main fisheries in the Bay Area - Dungeness crab and salmon. Officials delayed crab season again this year, and now salmon season is closed. Fishers say the industry will take a big financial hit.
"It has never been easy, but it is going to push a lot of guys to the point where, well, how are you going to make your income?" said Matt Juanes, a crab and salmon fisher. "Salmon and crab are most of my income. I will have to go back to rock cod or halibut."