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Once upon a time: California fishermen at work, Part II

What was it like to fish the Pacific Ocean a century ago? A newspaper reporter participated with some fishermen from southern California and wrote up his experiences.
Fishing in the Pacific, Venetian Fishermen in California Who Spread Their Nets and Get Their Catches at Night.
Fishes are Tough and Oily, Marvelous Showing of the Jellyfish at Night–Flying [...]

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Once upon a time: California fishermen at work, Part I

What was it like to fish the Pacific Ocean a century ago? A newspaper reporter participated with some fishermen from southern California and wrote up his experiences.
Fishing in the Pacific, Venetian Fishermen in California Who Spread Their Nets and Get Their Catches at Night.
Fishes are Tough and Oily, Marvelous Showing of the Jellyfish at Night–Flying [...]

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Pacific tuna seining in art and history: San Diego Harbor

The San Diego tuna industry harks back to the arrival of the Portuguese in southern California, beginning with the landing of explorer Joa Rodriguez Cabrihlo aboard the San Salvador in 1542. [He is more commonly known as "Juan Cabrillo."]
The island people of this nation were especially skilled in ocean fishing traditions and applied them [...]

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