Tuna

Tuna Marketers Join Forces to Secure the MSC Sustainability Stamp for Southern Africa Albacore Pole and Line Fishery

December 26, 2024 Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)

In a significant move for sustainability certification, the Southern Africa Sustainable Tuna Association (SASTUNA), an alliance representing the South African albacore tuna pole and line fishery, has been certified to the globally recognised standard for sustainable fishing set by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). The fishery was awarded the third-party certification after a 6-month assessment carried out by SCS Global Services. …

AQUA Fish-Free Seafood Makes a Splash on Restaurant Menus

November 14, 2024 AQUA Cultured Foods

AQUA Tuna is vegan, allergen-free, pregnancy-safe, and packed with fiber. Along with AQUA Scallops, the fermentation-derived products are free of microplastics, mercury, and everything in between. Plus, they offer a six-week shelf life refrigerated—in stark contrast to the three or four-day window for conventional seafood. …

Echo Falls Expands Product Line with New Smoked Yellowfin Tuna

July 30, 2024 Ocean Beauty

Ocean Beauty Seafoods is expanding its Echo Falls smoked seafood product line by introducing a new oakwood smoked yellowfin tuna product. The nation’s leading premium smoked seafood brand, Echo Falls includes a wide range of salmon products in addition to the new tuna offering. …

AQUA Cultured Foods Partners with Ginkgo Bioworks to Optimize Alt-Seafood Production

March 27, 2024 AQUA Cultured Foods

AQUA has chosen Ginkgo to help optimize its innovative fermentation technology to elevate the quality of its fish-free seafood products that authentically replicate the look, feel, and taste of fresh-caught seafood. Leveraging Ginkgo’s microbial characterization and analytics, along with AQUA’s proprietary strains and processes, the partners aim to transform the future of alt-seafood production. …

Albacore and Yellowfin are the first MSC Certified Sustainable Tuna Species in Atlantic Canada

January 15, 2024 Marine Stewardship Council

The Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) announced that as part of a second successful re-certification, the North West Atlantic Canada harpoon, and North West Atlantic Canada longline swordfish (Xiphias gladius) fisheries have combined and expanded their scope to include two new species, Atlantic yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) and North Atlantic albacore (Thunnus alalunga). …