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Article: Remaining local tuna industry nets rising prices.
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- San Diego Business Journal
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- November 23, 1987
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Remaining local tuna industry nets rising prices By RANDALL PATNODE
Although about half of the tuna fishing business once based in San Diego has followed economic currents to foreign shores in the last few years, what's left here is enjoying at least a temporary surge in prices.
"We are cautiously appreciative of the fact that we don't have the same problems as before," said August Felando, president of the San Diego-based American Tunaboat Association.
With tuna prices leaping back to 1979 and 1980 highs, San Diego-based fishermen are enjoying one of their best years in history, Felando said.
Tuna prices climbed 30 to 40 percent -- to ...