Lawrence Zuanich - Greatest fisherman of the 20th century

In the second half of the 20th century, the name of Lawrence Zuanich, originally from Komiža, became synonymous with fishing power and success on the world's oceans. From Lima, where he lived and did business, Lawrence managed as many as thirteen of the most modernly equipped tuna fishermen in the Pacific during the 1980s. In those years, his fleet caught about one hundred thousand tons of tuna annually. When you consider that about 3,500,000 tons of all types of tuna were caught in all the world's seas and oceans at that time, it is clear how important his fleet was: it alone accounted for thirty-fifths of the total world catch. In this way, Lawrence Zuanich created the most efficient fishing fleet in the history of world fishing. His empire, headquartered on the island of Guam, became the leading fishing power in the western Pacific, and his organization and technology set new standards in the industry. A special place in this story belongs to his best fisherman, Ante Dundov Kongo, who, with his Kaljani, filled the crews of Žuanić's ships. Without their knowledge, strength and experience, it would have been difficult to achieve such success. Thus, Lawrence Zuanich, originally from Komiža, went down in history as the world's greatest fisherman of the twentieth century.