During the summer season, warmer blue water brings schools of albacore tuna to the rich, clean ocean off the North American west coast. The albacore tuna feed on schools of anchovies, sardines, herring, and krill, which are plentiful in these cooler waters. Albacore caught from this area have the highest amount of beneficial Omega-3 oils.

On the James Lee, tuna are caught one at a time with hook and line, landed and handled with extreme care to prevent bruising. We bleed the fish immediately, rinse them well, and place them into a spray seawater salt brine that has an average temperature of 2 degrees Fahrenheit, 30 degrees below freezing. This brings the internal temperature of the fish down rapidly. The albacore are offloaded from the James Lee with an internal temperature averaging approximately 4 degrees Fahrenheit. We deliver to an inspected and licensed processing facility to have them canned safely and legally for us to sell directly to you, the end user.

Zac Roelle
RoelleTuna
Fishpatrick Tuna Assortment

We offer 4 canned albacore tuna products. Salt free, Sea salt added, Garlic Jalapeno, and Smoked.

Salt free is simply a nice chunk of albacore in the can, no water or oil is ever added to any of our BPA free cans. Sea salt added has a small pinch for a hint of additional flavor. Garlic jalapeno has sea salt, granulated garlic, and fresh jalapeno, and is a very mild. The smoked albacore is marinated with Kosher salt, brown sugar and spices, then lightly kippered with kiln dried alder.

Take advantage of this offering directly from the fisherman to you for the best price and for the best quality. We honestly believe there is no better canned tuna available on the market. We guarantee that you will be satisfied!!

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