the extinction of tuna

[ray0414]

So i was reading an article off i believe yahoo or cnn.com and they talked about the bluefish tuna going in extinct in about 5 years...is that where tunafish comes from? and just so happens the next day at the grocery store there was a big note by all the tuna saying due to a change in manufacturing tuna will now only be available in 5oz cans instead of 6..and sure as schit the new cans i seen were only 5oz cans and noticable smaller. each can has only 26grams of protien instead of 32.5. anyone else heard of this?

[AdamGH]

tuna can be other fish. they just pass it off under the name tuna. like the walmart brand tuna is mixture of fish i think.

[AandF6969]

I was so pissed when I saw the 6 oz cans go to 5 oz that I emailed Chicken of the Sea.

[ray0414]

I was so pissed when I saw the 6 oz cans go to 5 oz that I emailed Chicken of the Sea.

its not just chicken of the sea though, i believe all of them are downsizing cuase of overfishing, bumblebee is also now 5 and so was hte generic i sometimes buy. i didnt check the other brands though.

[Canadream]

Guidelines for Safe Fish Consumption Least Mercury: Enjoy these fish often:
anchovies
butterfish
catfish
clam
crab
crawfish/crafish
croaker (atlantic)
flounder
haddock
hake
herring
mackerel
mullet
oyster
perch (ocean)
plaice
pollock
salmon (Canned)
salmon (fresh)
sardine
scallop
shad (american)
shrimp
sole (pacific)
squid
tilapia
trout (freshwater)
whitefish
whiting

Moderate Mercury: Eat six servings or fewer per month:
bass (striped,black)
carp
cod (alaskan)
croaker
halibut (white pacific)
jacksmelt
lobster
mahi mahi
monkfish
perch (freshwater)
sablefish
skate
snapper
tuna (canned chunker light)
tuna (skipjack)
weakfish (sea trout)


High Mercury: Eat three servings or fewer per month:
bluefish
grouper
mackerel (spanish, gulf)
sea bass
tuna (canned albacore)
tuna (yellowfin)

Highest Mercury: Avoid eating:
mackerel (King)
marlin
orange roughy
shark
swordfish
tilefish
tuna (bibeye, ahi)

[AdamGH]

actually i think that is happening with a lot of foods. rather than raise prices they shrank the size of food you buy. that way you arent paying more but get smaller portions. so i dont think its just the tuna industry.

[ray0414]

so on that list which one is the tuna we eat from the store? the canned chunker light?

[ray0414]

actually i think that is happening with a lot of foods. rather than raise prices they shrank the size of food you buy. that way you arent paying more but get smaller portions. so i dont think its just the tuna industry.

this is true. few months back i think it was coke or pepsi, but htey got rid of 20oz pop and went down to 16oz bottles and kept the same price. this trend will probably only pick up steam as the economy crumbles.

[fit4ever180]

this is true. few months back i think it was coke or pepsi, but htey got rid of 20oz pop and went down to 16oz bottles and kept the same price. this trend will probably only pick up steam as the economy crumbles.

Probably true there as well... Maybe it help slow down the obesity factor in America since people will be getting less calories from the smaller portions... The could occur though I suppose too if they were to compensate by doubling what they would normally get to make up the difference...

[Canadream]

Bro the more expensive Solid white tuna believe it or not is the one you should eat less of....chunch light tuna is the better one. I have read it many times..

so on that list which one is the tuna we eat from the store? the canned chunker light?

[BigBrad330]

So i was reading an article off i believe yahoo or cnn.com and they talked about the bluefish tuna going in extinct in about 5 years...is that where tunafish comes from? and just so happens the next day at the grocery store there was a big note by all the tuna saying due to a change in manufacturing tuna will now only be available in 5oz cans instead of 6..and sure as schit the new cans i seen were only 5oz cans and noticable smaller. each can has only 26grams of protien instead of 32.5. anyone else heard of this?

I've worked in charter boats and private boats up in the east coast so i actually know a little about tuna. Bluefin tuna, which i think you were talking about above, is the top of the line for tuna. they get anywhere from 50-1200 lbs. and are worth a lot of money, its what good sushi comes from and other good tuna dishes at nice restaurants. we would catch some 150lb tunas and get around $450 for one. i know other captains who have caught anywhere from 600-1200lb bluefins that have sold from anywhere between $6000-$15000 depending on fat content and how the meat is. the tuna that comes in cans is white albacore mostly which there is no shortage of. Bluefins are becoming extinct because of the tuna farming that happens where they heard schools of tuna in nets and feed them a fatty diet to fatten them up and then kill them. just a little knowledge there for you.

[Rugger02]

I've worked in charter boats and private boats up in the east coast so i actually know a little about tuna. Bluefin tuna, which i think you were talking about above, is the top of the line for tuna. they get anywhere from 50-1200 lbs. and are worth a lot of money, its what good sushi comes from and other good tuna dishes at nice restaurants. we would catch some 150lb tunas and get around $450 for one. i know other captains who have caught anywhere from 600-1200lb bluefins that have sold from anywhere between $6000-$15000 depending on fat content and how the meat is. the tuna that comes in cans is white albacore mostly which there is no shortage of. Bluefins are becoming extinct because of the tuna farming that happens where they heard schools of tuna in nets and feed them a fatty diet to fatten them up and then kill them. just a little knowledge there for you.

Good stuff.
Out in SoCal I used to go fishin all the way down to revillagigedos or Cabo and bring back a bunch of yellowfin or albacore (you don't get many bluefin down there) and there were always a few Japanese people waiting on the docks to buy our fish off of us. I guess they make ridiculous amounts of money on resale for them. I wouldn't be surprised if they were more scarce because of all the fishing pressure.

[ray0414]

Bro the more expensive Solid white tuna believe it or not is the one you should eat less of....chunch light tuna is the better one. I have read it many times..

i have also heard that albacore is the stuff u wanna stay away from, cant remember where or when i heard it...might have been in a biology class or something.

[sizerp]

I've heard that canned tuna (albacore) has less mercury than fresh tuna or sushi.

[fit4ever180]

I've heard that canned tuna (albacore) has less mercury than fresh tuna or sushi.

Well if I die from mercury here pretty soon, blame the sushi... I love that stuff! That right there is the perfect idea of a cheat meal!

[Canadream]

Ya...same here is Love sushi as well...almost once a week for me

Well if I die from mercury here pretty soon, blame the sushi... I love that stuff! That right there is the perfect idea of a cheat meal!

[binder]

Marine Biologists show with proven research that all marine life will become extinct due to our consumption. I don't remember how long they said it would take, but I remember it being in my lifetime. It was on the discovery channel.

I know wild tuna probably will. I think they raise a lot of that stuff on farms now and wouldn't that be controlled? I'm not sure a farmer would kill off all his fish.

I use the pouches of tuna instead of cans. Get it in water: 6.4oz!

[ray0414]

Marine Biologists show with proven research that all marine life will become extinct due to our consumption. I don't remember how long they said it would take, but I remember it being in my lifetime. It was on the discovery channel.

I know wild tuna probably will. I think they raise a lot of that stuff on farms now and wouldn't that be controlled? I'm not sure a farmer would kill off all his fish.

I use the pouches of tuna instead of cans. Get it in water: 6.4oz!

i believe in the summer or spring the extinction of all marine life for eating would be within 50 years it said. so in 50 years sea food will be a thing of the past.

[fit4ever180]

Oh man we all better start pigging out on our sushi and stock piling tuna now then!

[MalibuD]

Every time I go out of San Diego into Mexico we always see the Big ships pulling the nets with the big gates and thats all they are going for is the Blue fin tuna. Its funny how they want to impose limits on the fisherman when its these big saners that are taking all the blue fin.

[Garbanzo Dude]

I've worked in charter boats and private boats up in the east coast so i actually know a little about tuna. Bluefin tuna, which i think you were talking about above, is the top of the line for tuna. they get anywhere from 50-1200 lbs. and are worth a lot of money, its what good sushi comes from and other good tuna dishes at nice restaurants. we would catch some 150lb tunas and get around $450 for one. i know other captains who have caught anywhere from 600-1200lb bluefins that have sold from anywhere between $6000-$15000 depending on fat content and how the meat is. the tuna that comes in cans is white albacore mostly which there is no shortage of. Bluefins are becoming extinct because of the tuna farming that happens where they heard schools of tuna in nets and feed them a fatty diet to fatten them up and then kill them. just a little knowledge there for you.

Yeah they aren't canning blue fin.....its mostly likely going the sushi bar in NY or LA

[ralf_snake]

B..but tuna is my friend.

[ralf_snake]

B..but tuna is my friend.

Woow, just needed to say a can of tune of 550g went up from E 0,80 to E2,50

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[jimmyinkedup]

hey i was doing some reading so i wanted to post this. As far as tuna re; mercury ...NAC is used medically and effectively, orally administered, for chelation ..that is heavy metal removal from the body. If u eat alot of tuna it may be prudent to supplement with this.