eu moves closer to bluefin tuna trade ban, page-2

I think this adds to the chances of Clean Seas Success.

"One such alternative is Kindai tuna, a farmed bluefin developed at the Fisheries Laboratory of Kinki University in Japan in 2002. Most farmed bluefin are raised from young caught in the wild, which depletes stocks. Kindai tuna are raised from eggs, through a process called closed cycle farming, in which the eggs are obtained from other fish that were grown from eggs hatched in the same lab, thus reducing the chance of overfishing the tuna."

?It tastes the same as other bluefin tuna,?? he says. ?It?s comparable in quality and flavor. I tend to like it a little better, because it?s slightly less metallic.??

Kindai tuna is more expensive than wild. Wild bluefin might go for around $20 a pound at wholesale, while Kindai could be in the mid-$30 range, according to True World Foods national marketing assistant manager Yuji Haraguchi. Wild bluefin appetizers that cost diners slightly less than $20 at Sorellina might be priced at $20 to $25 when made with Kindai, Jean says.

Kindai Bluefin Tuna has been successfully grown and sold on the open market since 2004.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2010/02/22/with_bluefin_endangered_sushi_chefs_look_to_other_fish_in_the_sea/?page=1