Canadian Albacore Tuna

CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA is proudly harvested by the some 240+ members of the British Columbia tuna fleet and processed in British Columbia, Canada.  It is both at BC and Canadian product of which we can all be proud.

The ever-increasing awareness by consumers of issues related to sustainability, management, nutrition, and product safety has led many to re-examine their consumption of fish and seafood products as a positive alternative to other sources of protein.  As a result consumers are becoming aware of BC ALBACORE TUNA  -- CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA as an “emerging star on the world stage of Nutritious Seafood”.

In order to both protect and promote this fishery, fishermen, buyers, processors, brand label marketers, scientists and managers came together in June of 2002 to form the federally registered non-for-profit society - the CANADIAN HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES FOUNDATION.

Since that time this industry supported group has:

Funded attendance of Federal Scientists at international meetings on the management of Albacore Tuna.  Providing a BC (Canadian) voice in international science pertaining to tuna and other highly migratory species.

Participated in BC “Marriage Made in BC” events, which associated BC-CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA with 17 high profile restaurants and 19 BC Wineries.

In 2002 initiated the first industry based screening of Albacore Tuna for Mercury in Canada.

In 2003 began production of the Canadian Pacific Albacore Tuna Logbook to assist in the sustainable management of Albacore.

Licensed the exclusive rights to BC ALBACORE TUNA and CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA through the BUY BC Program

Supports and Contributes to numerous events to promote BC-CANADIAN SEAFOOD-  “BC Seafood Sensations”,  “Taste of BC”, and “European Seafood Exposition” in Brussels.

Supports and Contributes to international meetings: “19th North Pacific Albacore Workshop”– Nanaimo, BC, “American Fishermen’s Research Foundation”- San Diego; “Western Fish Boat Owners Association”- Reno, Nevada;

2004 Launches the CHMSF PLATINUM QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM, which establishes criteria for the safe harvest and handling of Albacore Tuna Projects.  Began licensing members to the program

2004- BC – CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA became licensed as a HEALTH CHECK for product by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.

2004- Expanded testing of Mercury and Initiated testing of Omega-3 in BC-CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA.

2005 – Completion and formalization of the CHMSF PLATINUM QUALITY CONTROL MANUAL- with participation in fist year of 25 licensed vessels.

• Co-hosting of the 1st Canadian Albacore Tuna Convention
• Acceptance of BC – CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA in the OCEAN WISE PROGRAM of the Vancouver, Aquarium
• Launch New  “Canadianalbacoretuna.com”  Website
• Produced the first in a series of recipe videos for representing BC Seafood “SIMPLY BC- ALBACORE TUNA – With KOSTA”