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San Diego’s “Fishy” History: The Birth of Tuna Fisheries

San Diego Tuna Market
SAN DIEGO — The pier adjacent to Seaport Village in Downtown San Diego is often crowded each Saturday morning. Seafood lovers arrive at the pier to greet a handful of commercial fishermen, who spent the preceding few hours catching tuna and other fish species off the San Diego coast, bringing...
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  1. Olsen’s Ship Chandlers along with Olsen’s Tackle supported all if not most of the tackle industry at that time and have incredible stories. They are still there as residents – great people!!!

  2. Let’s not forget the fleet of smaller vessels (25 to 70 ft) that were operated by Sicilian families living in Little Italy. The vessels were found at the finger piers at Grape and Hawthorne Streets on Harbor Dr. The boats supplied market fish ( Halibut, Sea Bass, Albacore, and bottom fish) for the community at large. Their history should be part of our waterfrony heritage.

  3. The Tuna Market is absolutely disgusting. The fish are suffocating on cold ice and sold still alive. This WET MARKET needs to be shutdown immediately.

    1. TY here are a few species of Crustaceans, sold live , the majority is fresh caught on ice, not frozen. They’re not suffocating, they’re not alive!

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