Yellowtail / Amberjack
Latin Name | Seriola quinqueradiata
Region of Origin | Kagoshima, Japan
Farmed or Wild | Farmed
Method of Harvest | Marine net pen (sea)
Product Format | Individually vacuum-packed skinless loin
Sustainability Highlights
Despite the environmental concerns of conventional farmed yellowtail, this farm performs significantly above average.
The farm level production is characterized by high water quality, sustainable feed sourcing, responsible therapeutant practices and low disease occurrence.
Disease monitoring of wild yellowtail populations takes place to ensure no negative disease impacts are taking place from farming operations.
Farm operates beside an active volcano that erupts more than 100 times per day