Product Listing

Tuna

Ahi (Tuna)

Tuna are ocean-dwelling fighting fish, that are carnivorous fish in the family Scombridae, mostly in the genus Thunnus. Tuna are fast swimmers—they have been clocked at 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)—and include several warm-blooded species. Unlike most fish, which have white flesh, tuna flesh is pink to dark red, which could explain their odd nick-name, "rose of the sea." The red coloring comes from tuna muscle tissue's greater quantities of myoglobin, an oxygen-binding molecule. Some of the larger species, such as the bluefin tuna, can raise their blood temperature above water temperature through muscular activity. This ability enables them to live in cooler waters and to survive in a wide range of ocean environments.

View Detailed Ahi (Tuna) Information >>

---

Bigeye Ahi (Bigeye Tuna)

Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) is one of two species known in Hawaii simply as ahi. Similar in general appearance to yellowfin tuna (the other species known as ahi), the bigeye may be recognized by its plump body, its larger head and its unusually large eyes.

View Detailed Bigeye Ahi (Bigeye Tuna) Information >>

---

Aku (Skipjack Tuna)

The skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis, is a medium-sized perciform fish in the tuna family, Scombridae. It is otherwise known as the aku, arctic bonito, mushmouth, oceanic bonito, striped tuna, or victor fish. It grows up to 1 m (3.3 feet) in length.

 

View Detailed Aku (Skipjack Tuna) Information >>

---

Tombo (Albacore Tuna)

Tombo ahi (Thunnus alalunga) is commonly known as albacore tuna. Other names for this species include Pacific albacore, tombo, and "white meat" tuna. The tombo ahi caught in the vicinity of the Hawaiian Islands are large (over 40 pounds in round weight) adult fish. Smaller, immature tombo migrate extensively throughout the North Pacific far north of the Hawaiian Islands.

View Detailed Tombo (Albacore Tuna) Information >>

---

Yellowfin Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna)

Ahi refers to two species, bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus) and yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares). In Hawaii, shibi is another name for yellowfin tuna. The yellowfin gains its name because the soft dorsal and anal fins and finlets are bright yellow in color. The dorsal and anal fins lengthen with age. Yellowfin range from the ocean surface to depths below 100 fathoms.

View Detailed Yellowfin Ahi (Yellowfin Tuna) Information >>

---