About the Author

Ernie Koepf lives in the East Bay with his wife Jan Moestue. He fished for salmon, crab and herring on the West Coast for over 35 years and is now retired. He has written articles published in Pacific Fishing magazine, run a marine haul-out, was a deputy harbormaster at Half Moon Bay, been a member of numerous co-ops and fishermen’s associations and acted as a class representative in the HanJin Shipping Co. lawsuit.