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Shipbuilding 



The shipbuilding industry provides employment for five times as 

 many workers today as it did less than 20 years ago. The current 

 labor force of almost 4,000 workers is expected to increase to 

 6,750 by the year 1990. This increase would, however, represent 

 no change in the industry's percentage of the total San Diego 

 County labor force, and is expected to remain constant at one 

 per cent. The economic value of shipbuilding has grown from $6.5 

 million in 1950 to $91.7 million in 1967. 



Some 20 shipbuilding and repair firms scattered throughout the 

 Bay conduct operations ranging from the construction and repair 

 of large vessels to alterations on small fishing boats. Commercial 

 shipbuilding and repair operations have increased as the result of 

 the closing of the U. S. Naval Repair Facility in 1964. The 

 building and repair of naval vessels is now a major industry using 

 the Bay as a resource. 



Fishing 



San Diego Bay services the world's largest annual tuna catch. It 

 is estimated to represent approximately 45 percent of the total 

 world catch and to have a value of $21.7 million. The number of 

 persons annually employed in fishing in the San Diego area has 

 decreased by almost half since 1950, from 2,050 to 1,100. This 



