San Diego Tuna Boats

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. sdtunaboats@cox.net

Lets go way back, I believe this photos taken in the  1940s, Conte Di Savoia was owned by the Castagnola Family. Share your memories or photos at sdtunaboats@cox.net

Kevin Madruga sends in this memorabilia from Star Kist. Share your pictures with us at Sdtunaboats@cox.net , Thank you Kevin.

Eileen M, passing through the Panama Canal in the Early 70s. One of the coolest things I did fishing was going through the Canal . Share your photos at sdtunaboats@cox.net

Seiner Captain Joe Medina cruising in San Diego Bay. Built by Campbells Shipyard in February 1973. Later changed name to Gold Coast , share your photos at sdtunaboats@cox.net

Seiner Lone Wolf anchored , this seiner was part of the Zolezzi fleet .  Im guessing this was off  some island in Western Pacific . sdtunaboats@cox.net

Lets get a update on the Koorale, when last we saw this seiner it had been involved in a accident out at sea. After a long delay I’m happy to say work has begun on the seiner . Big shout out to my Nelson New Zealand partner Michael Burt for always providing me with great photos from Nelson.

One of my collections of postcards and newspaper articles. As a young boy I use to collect anything I could find on the fleet , this is one of my favorite. Seiner Mermaid owned by Frank Correia Family docked at Broadway Pier. Share your memories at sdtunaboats@ccox.net

One of our loyal followers Dave Gerrard sends this one in . American Eagle in a set , classic Campbell  seiner built in 1975 . Thanks for sharing Dave , send in your photos to sdtunaboats@cox.net

This wonderful picture was taken at Broadway Pier in San Diego Bay. Saratoga and Aquarius tied next to each other. Im guessing its  Christmas time with the whole fleet in . Please share your pictures at sdtunaboats@cox.net