Identifying and Selecting Oregon Albacore
Oregon State University published a guide on how to purchase Oregon albacore off the dock. You’ll learn how to identify albacore; the difference between chilled “fresh” and frozen tuna; how to determine quality; how to get the fish home; and how to preserve your purchase, whether by canning, smoking or freezing.

Albacore Tuna: A quality guide for off-the-dock purchasers
By K. S. Hilderbrand, Jr.
Oregon State University, January 1999

Canning Oregon Albacore
Oregon State University published another resource that offers clear, step-by-step instructions on how to can many types of seafood, including tuna. You’ll be pleased to learn how simple it can be.

Canning Seafood
A Pacific Northwest Extension Publication, June 2008

Buy Oregon Albacore Direct
If you would like to buy tuna directly from a fisherman (who may deliver to locations near you), find a list of suppliers at www.oregonalbacore.org.

Custom-Canned Oregon Albacore
Look at your local grocer for custom-canned Oregon albacore. If they don’t carry it, ask them to in the future. You can also find a great deal on canned tuna by the case at www.localocean.net.

Read More
Read much more about Oregon albacore in Edible Portland’s fall issue.

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