San Diego Tuna Boats

Seiner Jeannine slowly cruising in the Pacific. Owned by the Zolezzi Family , Built by Martinac in 1974. This seiner is actually still called the Jeannine but is now under new ownership. [email protected]

Launch day for the wonderful Antonina C, built by San Diego Marine in 1970 for the Castagnola Family. Great seiner Great Family, share your photos with us at [email protected] …

Wonderful picture of the Cayude in a set, in San Diego this seiner was the Cindy Ann and was built in 1976 by Martinac . Photo compliments of Steve Lopresti . Share your photos at [email protected]

The Tuna Fleet  definitely changed forever with the addition of helicopters. This beautiful shot of the Caribe, share your memories at [email protected]

Seiner United States , part of the Westgate fleet built in 1957.  This seiner was probably the first seiner I can remember my Father fishing on in the early 70s ,later changed its name to the Sea Boy . Share your memories with us at [email protected]

John Paiva finishing up working the speedboat on a set. Then its time to repair the engine , work never ends out at Sea. [email protected]

Great shot of my favorite seiner the  Uncle Louie in a race for a set . I know the picture was taken from the Legacy and I believe thats the Lady Marion on the port side of Uncle Louie. Picture taken by John Gibson in the mid 80s in Western Pacific. Share your pictures with us at [email protected]

Carol Linda tied up at the Embarcadero in San Diego Bay. Looks like the Nautilus tied up in the stern. Good times in San Diego. [email protected]

Nice shot of the seiner Pacific Princess during a set in the Western Pacific . Built by Campbells Shipyard in 1978 she was a beauty , Pacific Princess is one of a few seiners still fishing ,although it has since been stretched to add more wells and doesn’t look anything like this. Thanks to John Gibson for this photo share your memories at [email protected]

Well if you ever wondered what happened to the San Diego Tuna Fleet , this was Samoa in the 80s . Fleet was strong in the late 70s through late 90s. Thank You to Mark Taylor for sending in his memories from the fleet. [email protected]