Harry Liquornik
Treasurer
Harry Liquornik has been in the commercial fishing industry for more than 30 years. An original ‘Mesa Rat’ from Santa Barbara, he enrolled in the commercial dive program at SBCC when he was 18 to pursue underwater welding. He never made it to the first day of class as he watched the abalone and sea urchin divers go to work with surfboards strapped to the roofs of their boats. A notorious big wave rider, Harry wanted a job where he could surf while he worked. He started to deckhand on boats and eventually earned his abalone fishing license in the lottery and bought a sea urchin fishing permit as well. Harry was immersed in both fisheries until the commercial abalone fishery closed in 1997. Harry has always had a great interest in appreciating and looking out for our limited marine resources. Wanting a bit more control over his markets, he began directly marketing to restaurants, providing more local access to Santa Barbara sea urchin. You can also buy his freshly caught uni every week at the Saturday Fisherman’s market in the harbor.
As of June 2023, Harry serves as CFSB’s Treasurer.