Wild Adriatic Bluefin Tuna

Wild Adriatic bluefin lives and feeds in the open sea, taking the prey that the season and the area offer. Every wild fish develops differently, so fat distribution, texture and flavour vary from one catch to the next. Wild bluefin is valued for its naturally deep-red flesh and typically leaner profile, with less fat than farmed bluefin, though colour, fat and marbling also vary with the individual fish, season and cut.

Every wild fish we offer is caught by licensed Croatian fishermen we work with directly. There are no anonymous intermediaries between the boat and BLUE FINESSE. That relationship is what lets us speak to the origin of a specific fish, not just a species.

Wild bluefin tuna is caught one fish at a time by hook and line, then handled using the Ikejime method, a precise technique that stills the fish quickly, protecting the texture, colour and quality of the flesh from the moment it leaves the water.

Ultra-freezing at −60 °C is used to preserve the fish at extremely low temperature, helping retain its colour, texture and sensory quality until it is ready to be used. Wild Chunks, Cro-Toro and selected Adriatic cuts and fillets are vacuum-packed and superfrozen at −60 °C. Fresh whole G&G fish are supplied fresh and chilled, not frozen.

Every bluefin tuna shipment is accompanied by a delivery note and the relevant ICCAT/eBCD traceability documentation. In addition, the stages of a wild fish's journey (catch, handling, chilling, processing and delivery) can be recorded against that individual fish in its own Fish Passport.

It carries the story of that specific fish: species, catch location, catch date, weight, fishing method, handling, and its journey from sea to plate.