Bringing in the best seafood catches from the Bay has been a Fisherman’s Wharf tradition for over one-hundred years, but PIERsafe has recently been utilizing a different kind of “fish net.” Short for Fisherman’s Wharf Network, FISHNET is a radio contact system that was established to facilitate emergency communication among the many hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers that make up the Fisherman’s Wharf area.

Every Tuesday at 12:00pm, the San Francisco Department of Emergency Management sounds a siren to test their Outdoor Warning System.   FISHNET participants use this signal as an opportunity to conduct a weekly radio roll call, in which all locations check in to confirm that their radios are in working condition and that they are receiving incoming transmissions.

In the event of an area-wide emergency, FISHNET will play a critical role in strategic communication between different organizations throughout the Wharf. If your organization is interested in purchasing a radio or currently has access to one and would like to join FISHNET, please contact PIERsafe Coordinator Troy Campbell, at tcampbell@visitfishermanswharf.com to learn more.

Current Fishnet Radio participants are:

• PIER 39
• The Sheraton Hotel
• The Radisson Hotel
• Blue & Gold Fleet
• The Cannery Building
• The Argonaut Hotel
• The American Academy of Ophthalmology
• Ghirardelli Square
• The Hyatt Hotel
• The Hilton Hotel 
• The Tuscan Inn
• The Wharf Inn
• Red & White Fleet
• Scoma's Restaurant
• the S.S. Jeremiah O'Brien
• S.F Maritime National Historic Park
• The Port of San Francisco