Did you know albacore tuna can travel together in schools up to 19 miles wide and some tuna are able to swim at speeds up to 50 mph?

Tuna is one of the world’s most valuable commercial species – fished by more than 70 countries worldwide and sold primarily in fresh, frozen, canned and pouched form.

In this section you’ll learn a little more about the tuna that you eat. You’ll learn about different species of tuna that are commonly used in canned and pouched tuna, the history of the tuna industry, how tuna gets to you from catch to can and some interesting facts about one of America’s favorite fish.