Captain Mark Tognazzini is a commercial fisherman out of Morro Bay who’s been on the ocean for over 40 years. Captain Mark was born into a family of ten children descended from Swiss-Italian immigrants. Living near the ocean, he caught the fishing bug at a young age and followed a career path into commercial fishing. Later, he built a direct-to-consumer fish market and two seafood restaurants as well. Here, Captain Mark shares stories from his life on the ocean.

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