Description: a torpedo shaped fish which is metallic
dark blue on the back, changing through yellow to silver on
the belly. All fins are bright yellow.
Size: may reach 400 pounds;
Habitat: worldwide in the tropics
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Katsuobushi
The Japanese use skipjack that is low in oil content
and high in overall quality as raw material for katsuobushi.
Katsuobushi is used for flavoring and for making miso
soup.
Fish caught in the Solomon Islands by Tri Marine's
affiliated company, NFD, is considered suitable in quality
and oil content for katsuobushi production.
Tri Marine is a major supplier of raw tuna to
brands and processors around the globe. Light meat raw material
products include:
Skipjack and Yellowfin
Light
meat usually refers to skipjack and yellowfin tuna, although
it can include bigeye and bluefin tuna.
Tri Marine is a major
producer and trader of light meat for processing (making loins)
and for the Japanese katsuobushi market.
Origin and Market
Tri
Marine supplies tuna raw material to the largest tuna packing
companies in the world. Fish is delivered directly to the
canneries by fishing boats and by refrigerated carriers which
collect the tuna from the fishing vessels in ports near the
fishing grounds.
Tri Marine contracted and affiliated purse seiners can be
found fishing for skipjack and yellowfin in the Eastern Tropical
Pacific off the west coast of Latin American, the Western
and Central Pacific Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic
Ocean.
This diversity of fishing grounds reduces the risk of interruption
in supply due to temporary shortages caused by the vagaries
of fishing.
Locations
Light
meat usually refers to skipjack and yellowfin tuna, although
it can include bigeye and bluefin tuna.
Tri
Marine supplies tuna raw material to the largest tuna packing
companies in the world. Fish is delivered directly to the
canneries by fishing boats and by refrigerated carriers which
collect the tuna from the fishing vessels in ports near the
fishing grounds.