Fresh NZ Tuna/Gamefish The Southern Bluefin Season is approximately February to August of each year, so keep an eye on this page for fresh landings. Solander abides to all relevant management regimes enacted in the interests of sustainable and ethical fishing.

Tuna are arguably one of the most important mahinga kai resources for Māori. They were abundant, easily caught, and highly nutritious. Tuna were especially important in southern New Zealand, where it was too cold to grow some crop foods. Some tuna were considered sacred, and on occasion large eels were fed and noted to be treated as gods.

Tuna are able to help iwi assess water quality and habitat diversity. As longfin eels are quite susceptible to pollution, their health is also an indication of the health of the ecosystem in which they live. Tuna are examined for disease on the skin, fins, and mouth.

While New Zealand tuna species are often characterised in terms of biophysical science (family, genus, species etc), Māori also have an extensive range of names for tuna related, for example, to appearance, colouration, season of the year, size, behaviour, locality, and palatability.

Order before 1pm Monday to Friday for next day delivery (Tuesday to Saturday) New Zealand wide.

We source the very best of what seafood is available in New Zealand and around the world and make it easily accessible to you. Solander catches and processes fish to strict quality standards, bringing only the finest product to the market.

Solander and it’s associated companies is New Zealand’s largest single quota owner and fisher for Southern Bluefin Tuna, catching approximately 400 tones per year. Solander Southern Bluefin Tuna is carefully caught by long line on the East and West Coast of New Zealand.

Buy fresh Bluefin Tuna Belly or Otoro, delicious melt in your mouth Tuna portion. Regarded as the best part of the fish. Home delivery NZ wide.

There are several ways to tell the three New Zealand eel species apart. The freshwater eel is elongated and slender-bodied. The dorsal and anal fins are united to form a continuous fin along the back around the tail and along the belly.

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