On a cloudy, muggy Saturday, hundreds of San Diegans waited hours for a chance to buy freshly caught seafood at the grand opening of the open-air fish market in Seaport Village.
People were waiting for up to two hours long to get their hands on fresh rockfish, black cods, Pacific sanddabs, yellow fin and bluefin tunas, as well as stone crabs, box crabs and other seafoods.
Organizers said they were surprised — even shocked — by the large turnout.
The Tuna Harbor Dockside Fish Market will open weekly from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
Red rockfish. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Black cod. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Yellow tail being weighed. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Supervisor Greg Cox. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Port Chairman Bob Nelson. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Port Chairman Bob Nelson and Supervisor Greg Cox with a box crab. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Price list at the Harbor Dockside Market. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Market co-manager Zach Roach Jr. with yellow fin tuna. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Market co-manager Zach Roach Jr. with yellow tail and red rock fish. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen
Stone crab at the fish market. Photo credit: Alexander Nguyen