All of Raincoast Trading's salmon and tuna products are caught in the ocean environment of the Pacific Northwest. This area is located along the coast of Washington, Oregon, and British Columbia. Due to fish migration patterns, both tuna and salmon in this area are known to have higher concentrations of oil than if they are were caught in other areas. These oils, known as Omega 3's, are essential in maintaining optimum health.

Responsible Harvesting Methods
Traditional methods of harvesting do not always consider non - targeted species and unwanted fish are carelessly thrown over board. The stress that this style of catch and quick release put on these fish causes them to go into shock and die. The type of nets used in traditional methods can harm or kill other marine life such as dolphins. Rather than support these destructive methods, Raincoast Trading has chosen to use responsible harvesting techniques as part of our ongoing commitment to being an ecologically responsible company.

Our salmon harvesting methods are enhanced through the use of portable fish traps as well as modern selective harvesting techniques. These methods allow us to conduct a thorough, species - specific harvest, separating all non-targeted species from the catch. These fish are then placed in holding tanks until they may be carefully released into their environment unharmed.

Raincoast Trading's Albacore tuna are harvested using specialized "hook and line" techniques as a replacement for the traditional, non - discretionary, dolphin killing netting practices. Instead of using nets, this method harvests the Albacore by trolling 12 barbless hooks behind each fishing vessel. This procedure helps reduce the number of non - targeted species being caught.

No Water Added
Many seafood providers cook their product twice, a process that can rob the fish of most of its nutritional oils and rich flavour. To keep the fish from drying out in the can, water or oil is often added during the canning procedure.

To ensure a superior quality product we only cook our product once. Our product is sealed solely in its own naturally occurring juices allowing us to eliminate the addition of water or oil. This allows us to provide consumers with naturally nutritious product with intense flavour.

The Benefits of Sea Salt
Traditional processed salts are made chemically rather than mined. They also contain sugar as a cheap filler as well as aluminum and iodine. It is for these reasons that we have eliminated processed salts from our salt added canned products and replaced it with sea salt. Sea salt, the only natural salt available today, has all the minerals in tact and has a good potassium/sodium balance giving it a great taste without all the additives.

The Final Touch
At Raincoast, we embrace the environmentally sustainable concept of "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Refuse". Every product that bears the Raincoast Trading name is responsibly yet attractively packaged. Our cans are fully recyclable and our labels are printed on recyclable paper using soy-based inks devoid of plastic or high gloss finishes. A natural way to finish off a natural product!