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Posted 8/19/2010
How coaching executives is like deep sea fishing
Summertime is fishing time. But my mind is always on coaching executives too. ... Read full article
Posted 8/19/2010
GreenSpace: What you can do to help the endangered tuna
Talk about majesty of the seas. The bluefin is surely the king of tuna - an awesome powerhouse of muscle, speed, and endurance.... Read full article
Posted 8/9/2010
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Martha Stewart Magazine - August 2010 - Ask Martha Section - "Bring High Quality Canned Tuna" (click thumbnails to view cover and read article).
Posted 5/10/2010
American Tuna Review
My local Whole Foods was sampling a bow tie pasta salad with tuna on Saturday and I thought it was delicious. They used a canned tuna brand called American Tuna.... Read full article
More American Tuna, Eggs & Whole-Grain Muffins
So, I am happy to report that the American Tuna I recently smothered with cheese and wedged between two pieces of buttered bread tastes just as delectable when prepared in a healthy manner.... Read full article
Waste or Want: American (line-caught) Tuna
Oh, la, another dreary grocery shopping trip at my local A&P. Same place, same items, just like yesterday.... Read full article
Even the "Slap Chop" Guy uses American Tuna to Sell his Stuff...look closely at the Tuna Can
"Rap Chop" featuring Vince (Steve Porter's Slap Chop remix). Watch Video
Posted 4/30/2010
Is Greenpeace helping to drive change?
In Greenpeace’s latest scorecard of supermarkets and their sustainable seafood profiles, released on Wednesday, the environmental NGO ranked Target, which in January stopped selling all farmed salmon, at the top of the 20-company list and gave Trader Joe’s a passing score for its recent commitments around sustainable seafood....
Greenpeace report draws industry criticism
The National Fisheries Institute on Thursday criticized the fourth installment of Greenpeace’s retail seafood sustainability report....
Posted 4/11/2010
Indonesia urged to curb fishing effort
The Indonesia government has put an embargo on the renewal of license for trawl and purse-seine operations....
New site sells only sustainable seafood
A San Francisco company on Thursday announced the launch of its online seafood marketplace, dubbed i love blue sea....
Posted 3/26/2010
American Tuna Review
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I've made a new discovery: American Tuna. Now, before you (mom) start freaking out that "women of child-bearing years should not be eating tuna," give me a minute to explain....
Eating oily fish ‘can protect women against infertility’
Eating a diet of plenty of oily fish daily can protect women against infertility, says a new study.... Read full article
ALDI launches sustainable canned tuna
ALDI’s new Ocean Rise White Tuna, released last week, is the first brand of canned tuna in Australia awarded the Marine Stewardship Council’s MSC Ecolabel.... Read full article
Posted 11/11/2009
Quest for the Best Canned Tuna
Growing up, canned tuna was always present in my mom’s pantry and it most often showed up in the form of a sandwich in my brown-bag school lunch. Nowadays, I generally avoid canned products, preferring fresh and local foods, but I have recently found myself scouring grocery shelves for canned tuna....
Posted 11/2/2009
The Super Green List: Connecting Human and Ocean Health
Seafood plays an important role in a balanced diet. It's often rich in omega-3 fatty acids, which help boost immunity and reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, cancer and other ailments....
Posted 11/2/2009
Genji’s Gone Wild with Sustainable Sushi
Whole Foods Market sushi vendor, Genji Inc., is encouraging customers to take a walk on the wild side by trying its all new Wild Albacore sushi, sustainably caught in Pacific Northwest waters....
Posted 10/07/2009
New Video Post: "Wake Up with Al" featuring Tom Colicchio and Tuna Sandwiches with American Tuna (posted on Facebook)
Posted 9/11/2009
Article in Sunset magazine: Click above images to view cover and full article.
Local Company Leads Effort To Stop Overfishing Of Tuna
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Posted 8/14/2009
Article in Martha Steward magazine: Click above images to view cover and full article.
5 Things To Do With A Can of Tuna
Dear BA Foodist, I'm trying to make the most of what I have in my cupboard, which happens to be a lot of canned tuna. I've overdosed on tuna salad. Got any other ideas?... Read full article
Posted 7/21/2009
Finding sustainable seafood in San Diego
Rich in protein and omega-3 fatty acids, seafood has been increasingly touted by nutritionists as an essential part of a healthy diet. But also increasing is the rate at which the world’s marine stocks are being depleted....
Miso Crusted Butter Fish, Tuna Melt Recipes: Recipes for cooking with sustainable seafood
Cooking with sustainable seafood makes you feel good and it’s delicious too, when it’s a dish like Miso-Crusted Butterfish in Sweet Soy by famed Hawaiian fusion chef Roy Yamaguchi or this upscale Tuna Melt by Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio.... Get recipies
Posted 7/21/2009
Understanding sustainable seafood in a sea of information
For years, health professionals have touted the benefits of eating more seafood because it is rich in omega-3 fatty acids, high in protein and low in saturated fat.... Read full article
Posted 7/17/2009
Wal-Mart Polls Suppliers on Sustainability
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Wal-Mart Stores here yesterday said it has begun polling its largest U.S. suppliers about their sustainability practices as part of the company’s effort to spearhead the creation of vast database containing the “complete life cycle” of all the products it sells.... Read full article
Posted 7/16/2009
'End of the Line' doesn't have to be
As a documentary, “The End of the Line” makes a strong case for its premise that the planet will run out of wild seafood by 2048 if European and Asian fishing fleets continue to abuse the ocean.... Read full article
Posted 7/16/2009
Eating Fish or Fish Oil Supplements Prevents Heart Attacks
Eating fish high in omega-3 fats might be the greatest protector against heart disease. Here’s why. Men in Japan consume, on average, 3.75 ounces of such cold-water fish as salmon, mackerel and tuna each day. American males, whether white or Japanese-American, eat less than two servings of fish each week—and typically not fish high in omega-3 fatty acids at that.... Read full article
Posted 7/15/2009
Pret and M&S change to 'pole and line' tuna supplies
Pret A Manger and M&S have changed sourcing policies for their tuna in sandwiches as a result of growing concerns about unsustainable fishing.... Read full article (PDF format)
Posted 6/30/2009
Tuna, Packed in Question
If you eat canned tuna for lunch, you're among millions of Americans who polish off almost a billion pounds of tuna a year, more than 95 percent of it canned... Read full article.
Posted 6/30/2009
Top Four Tunas (We are #1)
As a chef, my favorite tuna has always been the yellowfin packed in olive oil because of its taste and meaty texture. But I now realize that, as a consumer, it is so much more complicated than just good taste. Read full article.
Secrets of a Brown Bagger
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I THINK my co-workers have lunch envy. Not long ago, I was sitting on a bench with my Tupperware of turmeric-tinged Israeli couscous and mâche salad when a gaggle of ladies stopped on their way to the new barbecue joint down the street.
“Wow, look at you,” one remarked, eyes popping as she admired the kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes and basil strips. “Why don't I do that?” Read More
Tuna and Beer: The New ‘It’ Pairing
North Park’s Sea Rocket Bistro proves sustainability can be fun and deliciousMove over, wine and cheese pairings. There’s a new meal combo in town: tuna and beer.
I attended such a four-course dinner at Sea Rocket Bistro, a relatively new seafood eatery in North Park (3382 30th Street—the former site of The Linkery).
Run by Dennis Stein and Elena Rivellino, the Sea Rocket is an environmentally conscientious restaurant.
Stein calculates that ‘of the $35,000 we spent on food in the first four months of the year, about 50 percent is local (within 100 miles). About 40 percent is regional food (1,000 miles), mainly from around California, Baja, and some off the coast of Oregon. About 10 percent of our food comes from other places entirely.’
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San Diego Business
A Tuna Tale
A San Diego company with generational fishing ties is casting for a comeback.By Ron Donoho
Posted on Wed, May 6th, 2009
Last updated Thu, May 7th, 2009
Move over, wine and cheese pairings. There’s a new meal combo in town: tuna and beer.
I attended such a four-course dinner at Sea Rocket Bistro, a relatively new seafood eatery in North Park (3382 30th Street—the former site of The Linkery).
Run by Dennis Stein and Elena Rivellino, the Sea Rocket is an environmentally conscientious restaurant.
Stein calculates that ‘of the $35,000 we spent on food in the first four months of the year, about 50 percent is local (within 100 miles). About 40 percent is regional food (1,000 miles), mainly from around California, Baja, and some off the coast of Oregon. About 10 percent of our food comes from other places entirely.’ sandiego.com Read full article.
CANNED TUNA has been a lunchtime staple for generations, and its ubiquity has led to widespread consumer attention to fish and oceans. In the 1970`s, consumers became concerned about the unintended “bycatch” of dolphins in tuna nets. In the last decade, there’s been an additional concern: the high mercury content in some tuna, especially steaks from large blue fin tuna and canned chunk white. No one wants to pack a heavy metal in their child’s lunch box.
Yet tuna can be high in Omega-3 fatty acids, providing a low-fat, heart-healthy source of protein. So when your shopping for canned tuna, whether for yourself or a child, what’s the best choice? Learn how to decode the user-unfriendly labels so you can pick it out on store shelves. Read full article.
Mens Volleyball Olympic Gold Medalist David Lee chooses American Tuna
When a San Francisco sardine cannery relocated to San Pedro
in 1893, a promising future arose for Italian and Portuguese
immigrants fishing off the coast of Point Loma. Encouraged
by the canners, these Southern California fisherman began
targeting albacore, its texture well suited for canning, its “white
meat” adored by consumers.
Demand grew quickly. High-powered “clippers” replaced dayboat
dories. Canneries popped up like surf shops. Vessels became
long-range voyagers equipped with depth sounders, gyrocompasses
and refrigeration.
And so began a great chase. Read full article.
It was a perfect seventy-five degrees outside, with just the faintest whisper of fall in the evening breeze. Turning on the stove was not an option, not with only a few more hours of sparkling sunlight left. Luckily, I happened to have a half baguette in the freezer, a load of market goodies, and a can of tuna on hand—but this was not your ordinary canned tuna. This was American Tuna, a brand comprised of 6 fishing families in San Diego who hand-catch and inspect their fish. As the company states on their website (www.americantuna.com):
All the albacore that we catch and process from the colder Pacific waters are specifically between the ages of 2-5 years old. Using the ‘hook & line’ methods allows us to monitor and inspect each catch. Mercury levels in such fish are at minimal trace levels, some non-detectable. The albacore we catch from the northwest has a very high oil content. Read full article.
Featured on Good Morning America!
Chef Sarah Moulton of Good Morning America named her 10 favorite new products. And we are thrilled that after visiting Primizie's booth at the show and tasting the American Tuna Sarah selected the amazing tuna we all love. And then to top it all of the tuna was named a favorite by host Diane Sawyer!!! Check it out: Fancy Food for Your Taste Buds.
“What You can learn from Top Chefs “Top Chef” Tom Collicchio”
Tom Colicchio explains what every man should keep in his fridge, why real cooks don’t need recipes, and why cans rule, whether you’re talking diet soda or tuna.
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Recently Featured in the New York Times!
Canned tuna has become a kitchen staple with considerable baggage. Issues like fishing practices and mercury, fat and sodium content confront a shopper long before the mayo hits the fish. But now there is tuna from small, family-run companies that ply the Pacific, mostly off northern California, Oregon and Washington, and catch the fish using rods with unbarbed hooks, not vast nets, so there is no unwanted “by-catch.”
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The MSC is an independent, global, non-profit organization whose role is to recognize, via a certification program, well-managed fisheries and to harness consumer preference for seafood products bearing the MSC label of approval.
Press Release www.msc.org/html/ni_307.htm
MSC Home pg. www.msc.org
AAFA Home pg. www.americanalbacore.com
American Tuna Inc. is comprised of Six Fishing Families from San Diego. Our families are Commercial Pole and Troll Albacore Fishermen. The American Pole and Troll method utilized in the North and South Pacific has recently been MSC Certified as a Sustainable Commercial Tuna Fishery, the Only One in Existence! The MSC (Marine Stewardship Council) determined that “This product comes from a fishery which has been certified to the Marine Stewardship Council’s environmental standard for a well-managed and sustainable fishery”
American Tuna only processes “Pole and Troll” caught Albacore Tuna. We only support the Sustainable harvest method achieved by using a Pole and Line, and catching the fish one at a time. Sustainability is only achieved by committing not to the bottom line but to the ocean and its future. Our Pole and Troll fisherman take a higher ground and utilize their skills as superior fisherman in harvesting albacore. The majority of commercial tuna fishing throughout the world utilizes methods that harvest tuna in advanced ways that destroy tuna populations.
Our Pole and Troll method has been proven not to damage tuna or bait fish populations, not to catch any other species besides albacore tuna (No Dolphins, Turtles, Sharks, Sea Birds, etc.), and gives the consumer a safe choice by harvesting smaller Mercury Safe Albacore. All of these qualities coupled with the fact that we have 100% Traceability of every single albacore harvested (meaning we can trace our final canned and labeled product back to the vessel that caught it!) makes American Tuna stand alone as the BEST CHOICE IN CANNED TUNA ANYWHERE!
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