According to the Morro Bay and Port San Luis Commercial Fishing Business Plan, local landings peaked in 1985 at 15 million pounds. In 2006, landings had shrunk to 1.2 million.

The City of Morro Bay received $15,000 of a state grant to ... Officers said they tried to schedule demolition work outside of fishing season when there is less demand for the launch ramp.

MORRO BAY, Calif. — In this foggy Central Coast fishing town, two icons tower above everything. One is Morro Rock, the 23-million-year-old plug of an ancient volcano, rising 576 feet out of the sea.

Jeff French, who — at least according to his neighbors in the slips — has been fishing these waters since ... utility the Morro Bay smokestacks have today. There are three of them.

Bill Blue has been commercially fishing Dungeness crab and black cod near the shores of Morro Bay for 47 years. It’s a business that he got into when he was 19 years old. “That’s all I know.

When it comes to great eats, Morro Bay has a full menu. For starters, this being a coastal fishing town, you’d be right to expect seafood restaurants that are legend. The lineup here includes a ...