BC Wild Albacore Tuna and Salmon

Welcome to the Estevan BC Tuna web site, 2014-2024. We sell tuna and salmon caught primarily in United States waters. We are a family-based fishing business located in the Comox Valley, Vancouver Island, British Columbia specializing in British Columbia Wild Albacore Tuna and Salmon.

We catch our tuna in the pristine deep waters of the North Pacific Ocean off the coasts of British Columbia, Washington and Oregon. We harvest and sell premium-quality, chilled, and flash frozen-at-sea Albacore tuna that has been filleted and vacuum-packed in a HAACP approved plant.

This is the one stop shop for all your canned tuna and salmon needs. Check out our testimonials on the dashboard and see why we have so many loyal customers. 70% of our orders are repeat customers. Take a look at our delicious tuna recipes and salmon recipes, and once you’ve worked up an appetite head over to our orders page servicing all of Canada as well as the United States.

“We received our boxes of canned fish. OMG this stuff is absolutely delicious, clean , fresh and totally unlike store bought cans. The smoked tuna is killer! Starting to pass samples to friends so expect some mail. Thank you for such a wonderful food.” Randall Prescott …more reviews…

New Item!
Introducing more Wild Sockeye!
Due to high demand and limited availability of B.C. canned sockeye, we have now sourced Alaskan Sockeye as well. In our taste tests, we found both excellent.

When Sockeye Salmon are returning to their Rivers of Origin, they don’t recognize borders. During the life cycle of the B.C. Nass River sockeye salmon, they migrate into the waters of S.E. Alaska. It is only where they are caught that makes them designated as British Columbian or Alaskan Salmon. So the salmon we offer were caught at the mouth of the Nass River, or in S.E. Alaska.

Now available to our loyal online customers. Read the full Sockeye Salmon story.

 

Many consumers are concerned about their seafood sources today. Buying Estevan Tuna provides you with ultimate traceability at a fair price in Canada and the United States.

*Frozen-at-sea tuna is available year round.

Our Products

Gourmet Canned Tuna – in Natural, Smoked, with Olive Oil, No Salt Added, or Mixed

Our own premium quality, troll-caught B.C. Albacore tuna is now available in pull-tab cans for extra convenience.

  • Gourmet canned albacore
  • hand-filleted
  • hand-packed
  • pull-top lids
  • REGULAR contains pure albacore tuna and salt  BUY NOW
  • SMOKED contains pure albacore tuna, salt, sugar, spice, and natural hardwood smoke  BUY NOW
  • OLIVE OIL contains pure albacore tuna and Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil  BUY NOW.
  • NO SALT ADDED just pure albacore tuna BUY NOW
  • MIXED regular and olive oil added Tuna in cans BUY NOW
  • MIXED regular, smoked and olive oil added Tuna in cans BUY NOW
  • canned at St. Jeans Cannery in Nanaimo, B.C., Canada
  • certified HAACP Process
  • full CFIA approval
  • 100% Canadian Food Product
  • 160 grams (5.6 oz.) tins
  • available in 24-can cases
  • one case of 24 cans weighs 5.46 kg. or 12 pounds
  • only rave reviews from our customers!
  • click here for secure online ordering

NEW! 1st in Canada! with OLIVE OIL!

Canned and caught in Canada with organic extra virgin olive oil added. Nothing added except one teaspoon of organic extra virgin olive oil! This gives a more moist tuna meat, and is an excellent healthy choice for your family. Our Tuna has no water or other vegetable oil added. Order some today!

Shipping
Easy shipping by Canada Post right to your Canadian or USA address. Shipping charges to anywhere in Canada (outside of BC or Alberta) are $25.00 per 24-can case.

Belly and Back Loins
The Albacore tuna that we catch off the British Columbia coast usually weigh between 12 and 20 pounds The fish are quartered length-ways when they are filleted, producing four loins per fish, two belly and two back pieces. All the loins are skinless and will weigh between .75 and 2.0 pounds.

The two belly pieces are rich in valuable Omega-3 fatty acids and are prized for sushi. They may contain a few small bones at the abdominal cavity crease, which are easily felt with the fingers and pulled out or trimmed out in a vertical cut with a small sharp knife. The back pieces are boneless and sometimes preferred for barbecuing because of their more compact triangular shape that doesn’t include the belly flap. An equal number of bellies and backs are included in our 25-pound wholesale cases unless custom ordered otherwise. These are available for box price of $18 per pound in stock now, can be picked up in Vancouver. We supply many independent stores, farm markets, etc. We have wholesale pricing and good shipping rates. Call Maria at (250) 897-6029 or email ddevereux@shaw.ca

What makes our tuna so good?
We catch the younger West Coast albacore which have more natural oils than the more mature, larger white-fleshed tuna processed in the big canneries, so with the tuna we sell, you end up with more fish oil, and more flavor, in the can.

However, the biggest difference between conventional canned tuna and the locally-canned product is how it’s cooked. The little guys’ “natural” or “raw pack” means it’s cooked just once, in the can. Commercial canneries thaw and cook the fish before canning, drain off the oils, then pack it in cans with water or vegetable oil. Then they cook it a second time during processing. Double-cooking hides bruising and other flaws in lower-quality albacore. It turns the albacore a uniform white color, and allows canneries to get more meat off the fish. But there’s no comparing the taste. It’s such a radical difference between pre-cooked and raw pack.

OUR GUARANTEE:
We believe that our tuna products are the best quality available anywhere. Order our tuna products and try them out, risk free! If, for any reason, you are not satisfied within 60 days of purchase, email us for a Return Authorization Number. Return your item with this number and we will refund your product cost in full (shipping excluded). Order some today!

Testimonial:
“Hi Bruce: I am writing to ask about the next time you come to the winter market at the Wise Hall in East Vancouver? You were there two weekends ago. I was so impressed by this fish. It was one of the best meals I can remember last! We ate half of it sashimi style and the other half ponzo style. Awsome awsome awsome! We looked on the market schedule and your web site for your next visit. No mention of next dates. Could you please send a list of your future visits in the area so I can purchase more of your tuna? I will be at tomorrows market hoping to find you! Thanks again for the tasty experience.”  Daniel Salvador De Sousa

More testimonials

For current pricing and orders, please contact us:
ddevereux@shaw.ca or phone Maria at 1-250-897-6029 or Bruce 1-250-334-7648

*Our frozen-at-sea tuna is available year round.

Tuna Organizations

The Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation

In order to ensure top quality within the fishery, the fishing fleet, buyers, processors and marketers formed the Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF) in June 2002. Some of their initiatives include:

  • Funding attendance of Federal scientists at international meetings on the management of Albacore Tuna, providing a Canadian voice in the management of tuna and other migratory species in international scientific forums,
  • Initiating the first industry based Mercury Testing Program in 2002
  • Producing the first Canadian Pacific Albacore Tuna Logbooks in 2003 to assist the Department of Fisheries in sustainable Albacore tuna management,
  • Supporting many promotional events for British Columbia Canadian seafood such as “British Columbia Seafood sensations,” “Taste of BC” and the “European Seafood Exposition” held in Brussels,
  • Launching the CHMSF Platinum Quality Assurance Program in 2004 with the aim of ensuring safe harvesting and handling of tuna products,
  • Creating a CHMSF Platinum Quality Control Manual for industry use in 2005,
  • Initiating Omega 3 testing in Albacore Tuna as well as expanded mercury testing,
  • Licensing British Columbia Albacore Tuna as a Health Check product in the Heart and Stroke Foundation for Canada Health Check Program.

CHMSF continues to be very active in international scientific and management forums and promotional events educating the public about the health benefits of eating BC Albacore Tuna.

About the CHMSF Platinum Quality Assurance Program

One of the most exciting and worthwhile projects of the CHMSF is the development of the Platinum Quality Assurance Program. Components of the program include the following:

  • Undertaking that Canadian Albacore Tuna continues to be a sustainable fishery under treaty and international management,
  • Mandatory protocols for handling, freezing at sea, and low temperature storage,
  • The use of barbless hooks on troll gear for zero environmental impact on the ocean

The M.V. Estevan is an enthusiastic member of the Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation .

M.V. Estevan

“ESTEVAN” tuna vessel at the docks.

 

Bruce’s current boat, the “Estevan”, started its career as “Lorraine C” in Newport, Oregon. A Wahl-designed vessel with classic West Coast lines, it was built in 1973 and it was mostly used as an Albacore tuna boat stateside. When Bruce brought it up from Oregon in 2005, it was ready for a major overhaul, which was done with vital body parts from a ship-wrecked sister vessel, “Larissa” from BC. The transformation took place at Shelter Island Marina and the boat was reborn as the “M.V. Estevan”, a graceful, solid and serviceable wooden Canadian tuna vessel having an overall length of 50 feet.

Contact for More Information:

CANADIAN ALBACORE TUNA is proudly harvested by over 240 members of the British Columbia tuna fleet and processed in British Columbia, Canada. The CHMSF is currently conducting an international recipe contest; check out their website: http://www.CanadianAlbacoreTuna.com

You can purchase our gourmet canned tuna in 24-can cases with secure online ordering. For current pricing and orders, please contact us:

Maria at 1-250-897-6029 or Bruce 1-250-334-7648
Email: ddevereux@shaw.ca or estevantuna@bctuna.com