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Sustainable tuna is widely available in Australia and New Zealand. Just look for tuna products with the blue fish tick such as John West tuna cans.
Tuna is a meaty fish. It belongs to a subgroup of the mackerel family, consisting of 8 species varying in colour and size. Tuna is a nomadic species and can be found throughout the world’s oceans.
Tuna can be eaten fresh or canned. Tuna loin is commonly eaten raw or seared and lightly seasoned, while canned tuna is precooked for a long time and often prepared heavily dressed.
Check out our sustainable tuna recipes.
Sustainable tuna carries the MSC blue fish tick. Sustainable tuna comes from a fishery that has been independently assessed to the MSC Fisheries Standard. Companies using the blue fish tick all along the supply chain have been assessed to ensure products can be traced back to an MSC certified fishery. There is also discussion around the sustainability of tuna caught using Fish Aggregating Devices (FADs), which if managed well can also be considered sustainable.
Look for John West's wide range of canned skipjack tuna with the blue fish tick at supermarkets in Australia and New Zealand.
You’ll find fresh yellowfin tuna and albacore tuna with the blue fish tick available at The Fish Shoppe at South Melbourne Market. This tuna is supplied by Walker Seafoods, the first tuna fishery in Australia to achieve MSC certification.
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The island nations of the central Pacific don't have much land. But they have an awful lot of ocean - and a precious resource within it.
Skipjack is the smallest and most abundant of the major commercial tuna species, growing up to around a metre in length, while yellowfin tuna can grow to more than two metres and weigh close to 200 kilograms.
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Find more sustainable seafood species that are MSC certified in Australia and New Zealand.
Explore the sustainable seafood guide.
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Choose seafood which helps to protect oceans, livelihoods and fish for the future.
Where to find the blue fish tick at supermarkets, fish shops and restaurants.
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