The expedition to locate the submarine was financed and arranged by the family of the commander of the USS Grunion, Lt. Cmdr. Mannert L. Abele.
Leuresthes tenuis, the California grunion, is a species of grunion native to the Pacific coast of North America from Monterey Bay in California to Baja California.
Former Grunion keyboardist Blain Morris was instrumental in turning a part on the Tony Bennett classic "Left My Heart In San Francisco" into the theme for Trailer Park Boys.