Tommy Joe Jones, 54, a longtime Monterey Peninsula fisherman and community volunteer, was last seen on April 3, 2008. Born in El Paso, Texas, on August 10, 1953, he moved to the Monterey area in 1962 and spent decades on the water — working the Monterey wharf, skippering the Princess Monterey, and running a commercial fishing career of more than 30 years. He held a skipper’s license and ran two businesses, Lethal Weapon Bait Company and a welding shop.

Jones served as a reserve officer with the Seaside Police Department from 1982 to 2000, coached Seaside Little League, and served in both the Marines and the Navy. In later years he worked with biologists at Moss Landing Marine Lab on outreach between environmentalists and fishermen. At the time he went missing he was described as 6 feet 2 inches, 210 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. A family obituary said he left port for the last time on April 3, 2008, and a celebration of life was held May 3, 2008. The Morro Bay Police Department is handling the case.

If anyone knew Tommy, worked with him, or has information about his movements in early April 2008, please share what is known.