Backgrounder: California is one of the nation's top shipping,
boating, fishing, and pleasure craft destinations in the
world. With Port of Long Beach and Port of Los Angeles
combined commercial shipping business, Southern California
ranks as one of the top ports in the United States.
Long Beach Municipal Marina system is the largest municipal
marina in the United States, serving around 4,000 boaters
with mooring space.
In addition, cruise ships carry thousands of passengers to
exciting vacations from Long Beach, San Pedro and San
Francisco, making the cruise industry one of the many reason
Californians love their ocean-faring vessels. From 1,000
miles of Pacific Coast in California with dozens of pleasure
craft and commercial harbors, to inland lakes where boating
is king such as the Sacramento Delta and Shasta Lake, the
houseboating capital of the world, you're seldom far away
from a boat ride in California.
