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You've heard of microbreweries. How about micro canneries? They specialize in locally caught, hand packed albacore and salmon. A growing number of commercial fishing families are choosing to can their catch themselves. They can't begin to compete with supermarket prices, but some of the custom canned fish is reaching farmers markets, mail order catalogs, food co ops, and the Internet. Correspondent Tom Banse reports from Bellingham.

At the corner of Cesar Chavez Parkway and Crosby Road in San Diego, a sculpture on a tiny piece of land pays tribute to the thousands of workers who earned their living in the once-thriving tuna industry. The Cannery Workers Tribute at Parque del Sol" was dedicated on Sept. 26, 2009, in a Port of San Diego ceremony, honoring the men and women who worked in the canneries and on the fishing boats from the early 1900s to the mid 1980s. http://bit.ly/yzuYK

A public art project honoring the thousands of San Diegans who worked in the once-thriving tuna canning industry will be dedicated by the Port of San Diego. The Cannery Workers Tribute Parque del Sol, is located at the southwest corner of Cesar Chavez Parkway and Crosby Road, near Cesar Chavez Park. The site was the location where many workers took a break from the canneries that were housed in what is now the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding/Continental Maritime property. http://bit.ly/x4nerFrom 1912 to 1986, the property was occupied by tuna canning companies such as Premier Packing Company, International Packing Corporation, Van Camp Packing Company, Westgate Sea Products Company, Hopkins Inc., Westgate-California Foods and Bumble Bee Seafoods. Other nearby canneries included the California Tuna Canning Company and High Seas Tuna Pack Company.

A public art project honoring the thousands of San Diegans who worked in the once-thriving tuna canning industry will be dedicated by the Port of San Diego. The Cannery Workers Tribute Parque del Sol, is located at the southwest corner of Cesar Chavez Parkway and Crosby Road, near Cesar Chavez Park. The site was the location where many workers took a break from the canneries that were housed in what is now the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding/Continental Maritime property. From 1912 to 1986, the property was occupied by tuna canning companies such as Premier Packing Company, International Packing Corporation, Van Camp Packing Company, Westgate Sea Products Company, Hopkins Inc., Westgate-California Foods and Bumble Bee Seafoods. Other nearby canneries included the California Tuna Canning Company and High Seas Tuna Pack Company.