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The docks are super busy this week with crab boats. There is a commercial opener going on and the activity is frenetic on the commercial pier. The buyers have six people on hand and a forklift to keep up with deliveries. We only have a few of these days per year, but they are so busy they really leave an impression.

The marina used to have a lot more commercial fishing vessels than it does now, but time has changed the industry and our moorage customer base has changed as well. We have two purse seiners who call the marina home, but only the two. We still have over 35 other fishing boats, m...