UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): February 9, 2009


                          GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Louisiana                      0-22303                    72-1147390
(State or other jurisdiction    (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
    of incorporation)                                        Identification No.)


                                583 Thompson Road
                             Houma, Louisiana 70363
               (Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)


                                 (985) 872-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                 Not applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02       Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers

(e) On February 9, 2009, the Board of Directors of Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
(the "Company"),  following the recommendation of the Compensation  Committee of
the Board,  approved  an  increase  in the annual  base salary of Kirk J. Meche,
President  and Chief  Operating  Officer of the Company,  to $285,000  effective
January 1, 2009.


                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                        GULF ISLAND FABRICATION, INC.

                                        By:     /s/ Robin A. Seibert
                                           -------------------------------------
                                                   Robin A. Seibert
                                                Vice President - Finance,
                                                 Chief Financial Officer
                                                     and Treasurer
                                              (Principal Financial Officer
                                               and Duly Authorized Officer)


Dated: February 11, 2009