July 23, 2019 CFSI Staff

New San Diego Commercial Fishing Apprenticeship To Train Next Generation

San Diego’s commercial fishing industry is making a comeback, with renewed interest in emerging fisheries, and local ocean-to-table food.

Local fishermen say the average age of a local fisherman is over 50, so there’s a new effort to make sure San Diego has enough fishermen well into the future.

“This is an industry that’s in dire trouble unless we get young people to come into the fisheries,” said commercial fisherman, Kelly Fukushima.

“We have three boys in our family, 12, 14 and 16 years old, Sai, Chase, and Kade,” said Fukushima…

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