Harbor officials are worried about the possibility of a fish die-off. That's because usually when anchovies show up in these numbers, aerators are brought in to pump oxygen into the water but right now, the machines are in the shop for their annual maintenance.
"We're going to be monitoring this very closely to ensure that we're having the least amount of impacts on our community as possible," said Supervisor Justin Cummings, speaking about the farm-specific pilot program.
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At the time the Wharf collapsed, we were on the Cowell side about one quarter of the way to the end of the Wharf, just getting ready to do another patrol. And that's when something alerted me to look out at the end of the Wharf, which I believe was the cracking of the pilings.
"Some of the pilings from Santa Cruz Wharf are coming down to hit our wharf," Sarah Ryan, Capitola's police chief, told SFGATE on Tuesday. Hazardous wreckage drifting toward Capitola caps off a tumultuous 24 hours in which parts of the village were evacuated and its pier was pummeled by dangerous swells.
The Santa Cruz Municipal Wharf collapsed during high surf, sending three construction workers into the ocean. Quick action by the lifeguards led to rescues without serious injuries.