The Far North Queensland family behind the only Australian caught tinned tuna 🍣🐟🥫 | ABC Landline

Tinned tuna is immensely popular but none of what's sold in Australia is identifiably local.
That's about to change.
Landline's Courtney Wilson has found a fishing family from Far North Queensland sending tuna to Thailand to return in tins for sale here.
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[@izzytee5801]

Love these guys at little tuna - I remember working as a postal officer back in 2018 and Kate coming in with huge amounts of parcels to send off 😊 wonderful couple! Glad business is still going well for them!

[@Oscarcat2212]

Good to see an Australian family business doing well for themselves and Australians.

[@Pachinko1]

Brilliant story. Australians should all get behind Australian caught and canned tuna. I will be ❤

[@Robrulz666icloud]

💯 🇦🇺♥️

[@chippyjohn1]

Stop supporting US products and we will have the finances to support Australian businesses.

[@robstarski201]

U want to pay 4 dollars plus Ask your boss for a rise Say U support Aus

[@CMCJJT]

Make it affordable, and then all Aussies can and will support. Many Australians need to support their own families before they can support Australian businesses.

[@davidyang577]

Quality local fish for the locals to consume. That's how it should be ❤

[@Robrulz666icloud]

Little TUNA BIG AUSSIE HEARTS ♥️ LOVE IT 🇦🇺

[@kevdimo6459]

What a remarkable family, taking such a huge leap into an already established market, is exactly what our governments must encourage, by cutting the red tape, some of which is totally unnecessary. Good luck to you and I’ll be encouraging my family to support your brand when it makes it onto our supermarket shelves! 👍🏼👍🏼

[@Doeyyy]

Thank you to them much needed

[@K8TO88]

Great stuff, well done...

[@veronicacurrie3449]

This is great lets bring back all our own products well done guys best of luck.

[@annemacpherson916]

Awe your the best thanks people ! 🙏❤️

[@dank2985]

Brilliant story! I’ll be looking out for their products now. Shame our local, state and federal governments don’t get behind these guys to help rebuild Australian manufacturing again.

[@hughharrison4042]

Good luck to them. Let's keep Australia's premium products in Australia.

[@chuenyeelau]

Aussie Tuna jerky please ! Convenient, healthy, delicious, economical to ship worldwide. Comm on guys! Cheers from the land of ice and snow.

[@DJCsuccess101]

Send it. Well done guys. I like your honesty and business ideas. I think you guys will do well.

[@aaronzor]

I love Little Tuna! Awesome story, awesome company!

[@Jasonschmidtschannel]

This is good in my eyes as we as Australians don't want to loose all our skills and industries. We need to keep at least some of these things here or we'll be redundant in the future with no skill sets in the world market to offer

[@patriciadavis5211]

I would gladly support this Australian company. Good on you .. L

[@davemustaki134]

Such a shame we don't have local Tuna on our shelves

[@David-ib8ek]

Got to try some of this tuna. Sold in local seafood shop and didn't even know until now!

[@AM-ni3sz]

Love your work. Be ambitious.

[@zaffvideos5688]

Good on you guys, proud of ya.

[@prasadnilugal4691]

I love to eat Tuna , it's Delicious

[@jonwilson6077]

I might cook Tuna Mornay tomorrow night

[@deanjericevic8912]

The problem with buying Australian is it is way more expensive. Labour here & also energy; unfortunately we have as a country become too expensive to compete with world markets. Record price paid was for a Bluefin Tuna of 278 kg in 2019 @ Tokyo fish markets $3,082,610 (US).

[@teens1979]

if you calculate the cost per serve it's really not that much more than what is on australian shelves but it is jarred in an olive oil, not canola. you get what you pay for. much rather a healthier fish and oil and support aussie fisherman :)

[@gregbridges1927]

Great stuff Lamo, manufacturing bringing back inervaition and incentive to our younger generation 👍🇦🇺 something that was taken away from us years ago thru red tape and a lot of bullshit. 💯% top shelf old mate 👍

[@cyl24816]

Mercury is in big fish no matter they are imported or caught in Australia, and no matter they are canned or fresh!

[@CaptjBelk]

They used to do John west tuna with Australian caught skipjack in port Lincoln. Probably moved to Thailand now🤷‍♂️

[@chippyjohn1]

Every single canned tuna brand is a product of Thailand. The US kicked our all our businesses to make us dependent on them.

[@teens1979]

So good that it's in a healthy oil too...

[@StasonSmith]

I hope they achieve their goal! sending our product overseas and back here is dumb.

[@davidmedlyn3475]

Sounds like a really worthwhile project. I live on the Central Coast of NSW. Can you please let me know where I can buy your canned tuna?

[@paulfri1569]

Very good 🎉

[@LYOMMOI]

Regulations will still make it hard to survive in this very competitive market. Tuna is the most fished and canned fish in the world making it more afforadable to import into Australia then producing here.

[@adhawk5632]

Print on code to find out which boats and when the tuna was caught. Full trace-ability. Well done on the cans, ill look out for them in bellingen, nsw👍👌🇦🇺

[@carldurham5879]

All depends on what water quality that the fish is processed in. There were prawns sent overseas and were rejected due to poor processing water. What guarantee is for safe processing doesn’t matter where it is caught as they said it goes through a lot of hand before its on our plate. Sustainable caught is one thing processed to Australian standards is another.

[@gerryhouska2859]

I'll keep my eye out for when it hits the shelves here. I buy Australian whenever I can, unless it is prohibitively more expensive.

[@guanorseki]

Tuna is huge

[@MrMe-z1n]

I've been buying their tuna for years, the tuna with chilli and their sardines are fantastic

[@markoneill9064]

These guys need Australians support, the 2 big supermarket chains have duopolised the industry and consumers are almost without choice as to purchasing Australian product. I for one will seek out their products, we need to support local business and our own industry. God knows how tough it is to turn a dollar from fishing.

[@matthewwilliamson9848]

Fantastic news for this to be happening..

[@lankaawe511]

I NEED FRESH TUNA IN AUSTRALIA ❤

[@haha-eg8fj]

I just checked their website it's $300 for a can of Tuna with net weight 290g. So prepare to pay double for the fresh Tuna you demand.

[@livefree7005]

Oh great the comments are open.

[@mikeplantagenet2983]

Good luck getting the Federal Government to cooperate. Both sides of politics have completely abandoned Australian manufacturing, and that is a disgrace.

[@kingofpopnz]

you are joking saying you pay 4 and half times a deckhand than us on a longliner - worked mooloolaba and the wages are disgracful

[@Davrosss]

Nothing wrong with albacore 💯👌

[@paulfri1569]

Perhaps create artificial reefs offshore? Great fish breeding grounds..

[@HenryDarr]

If they can come close to the competition price wise, they'll take the market by storm 💯

[@natatherden1769]

This reminds me, I'm out of Tuna. Been buying Little Tuna only for years now

[@justinekelly3795]

How is this different from SAFCOL? They send tuna from South Australia to Thailand for cannning?

[@phuckGoogle]

good sick of skip jack that should be illegal to call that trash tuna.

[@mifo2000]

Canned tuna all kinda taste the same and all have the same preservatives, so Not buying the cheapest isnt logical when im struggling to pay off a home loan. If i go out to dinner and order tuna (which i don't because its always frozen) id want FRESH for $40 Bucks a dish

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I don't care which tuna you buy, but in my experience, there is a big difference between the cheapest brands and solid white albacore (which is very good but costs more). Supply and demand affects prices of everything, including tuna. If you want to pay off your home, don't go out to dinner. Also, working a second job for 10-20 hours a week is easier than you think and will help you pay your loan off a lot faster than you would think.

[@TonyRule]

Not sure I believe the wages differential claims made. Besides, what portion of the overhead is that?

[@grimreaper6112]

No commercial fishing is sustainable and if you think it is you are kidding yourself.

[@matthewmcclure5218]

Keep telling yourself that.😂🤡

[@paulfri1569]

Fish farms then?

[@patster4040]

Define ‘commercial fishing’. There’s a reason you won’t.

[@darealone4480]

Support Aussie made

[@paulfri1569]

Australia is great if you're a massive company.. Not if you're small player unless you find a niche 😎

[@grantcoote7216]

Why don’t major supermarkets in Australia support

[@ifyoucantjointhem]

It's a great story but a bloody hard sell in today's supermarkets. Our "big two" have been decimating graziers and fresh fruit and veg producers, it'll be a real challenge. I sincerely hope they crack it though, all the best 🤙

[@somerandomfella]

Catch fish in Australia, send it to Thailand to get canned, ship it back to Australia just for the supermarkets to sell it to us at dirt cheap prices. Awesome business model 👍

[@paulfri1569]

No wonder Australia sucks for small businesses..

[@MrCites1]

I remember growing up in Eden the Greenseas Tuna factory was a big industry… politicians ruined Australia. Even if they kick it off here, they’ll import third world labour anyway.

[@ToastedLeak]

This company is already importing third world labour. 0:02

[@nannypetra3407]

Enough unemployed Australian's to help ! Keep Australian products by keeping it Australian made ❤

[@ratdoto2148]

Albacore tuna is higher in heavy metals because it's higher up the food chain. Still, all fish from Australian waters are relatively free of such toxins because we are far away from the regions that traditionally introduced such pollutants to the sea.

[@MRO-Management]

Waiting to see the comments on this.

[@winoseti]

albacore is the best tuna

[@hxnraziel]

Complex problem. Do themselves use australian boats, machines, equipment etc?

[@OR10777BE]

They advertise that the tuna is line caught but not pole caught. Fish going to another country for canning loses provenance and much as I have friends in Thailand whom I love, the country has a history of deplorable fishing and business practices. The preserved jars are more interesting but even that product, labeled as tuna steaks, is very broken up and crumbling fish. I would love to buy Australian pole caught yellow fin, carefully processed and tinned in Australia, and I do already prioritise quality over price, but the product must meet the mark.

[@colinmay151]

More examples of how screwed our manufacturing economy and supply chains are. So its Australian Tuna because ???? It was caught with an Australian registered boat?

[@ramthian]

❤️

[@haha-eg8fj]

why send the fish to a cannery in Thailand but not to somewhere in Indonesia which is much closer to Australia? Wouldn't the labour cost in Indonesia cheaper too?

[@lukeforks9134]

Politicians will put their hands out to the lobbyists and surreptitiously close them down by law or undercutting prices.

[@SALTAIRz]

Well why would we when the Japanese market pays way way more 🤦‍♂️

[@Rockhampton633]

Abc left comment section open LOL. Can't wait till the comments get interesting.

[@Hamez3000]

Planet America, Landline and ABC in depth for ABC online feedback. Keep it safe and effective.

[@paulgilliland2992]

Albacore is the only white tuna Americans buy . Yes there’s other types of tuna sold but compared to albacore small potatoes. Albacore when they show up are highly sought after for local sport fishing fleets .

[@benp1201]

Only 50 dollars a can

[@stephencurrie9539]

😂

[@1300-ONTHEMOVE]

So the Tuna that swim through south East Asian waters into Australian waters via the European coast line is now called Australian caught Tuna .. Ok got it !

[@ToastedLeak]

5:27 Doubt that, at least I suspect that the junior roles are well underpaid. When an Australian company starts hiring primarily South East Asian workers, it would be fair to suspect that they're doing it to cut costs. The real workers: 0:02. In my opinion anyway, as I've worked places in Aus that did/do that.

[@louisebb4183]

I want fish that is caught in Australia and canned in Australia.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Can you hire a charter boat with some buddies and go tuna fishing? You could get a years supply, and you will know where it came from. Freezing might be easier than canning at home (or maybe you know how to can).

[@Thereshallbelight]

In the consumer world nobody will be willing to pay for your high production cost but customers will be willing to for high quality products. Unless your high production cost is translated to high quality and communicated to the public through good advertising, customers will continue to buy JohnWest or any competitive brands on the shelf. Worse still, now you Aldi with its Ocean Rise brand! Hard sell man!

[@phuktard00]

People think the cost price justifies the sell price. All Australian manufacturing is doomed!

[@needmoreramsay]

Canning tuna is such an awful way to treat such a beautiful fish. I realize it's necessary but it's sad how many people don't really know what FRESH tuna tastes or looks like !!

[@Coz131]

So Australian businesses have to fulfil high standards but imported tuna does not.

[@henrythebananaboy]

Hey

[@thmai1895]

Unfortunately no one wants to work in a tuna cannery in Aus. Let alone people to buy it at the price it would be if it were to be done. And the reason we know this is it was tried and shoppers chose imported

[@chippyjohn1]

The boomers let the US close all our businesses, now we have nothing.

[@vmura]

Sorry I would by the glass product..made in Straya

[@richardwozniak3238]

you pay for what you get ;)

[@Otis-m6p]

It's gonna be a hard sell if they're unable to can it here...

[@legend7ify]

........

[@jr.rasentertainment4074]

Tuna is a fish that makes you money...

[@tomokochiba1891]

once you sold your aoul to woolies and coles that's the end of it

[@Mohammad-cf2hd]

But you don’t have any other options

[@CBTSensei]

Pathetic sob story advertisement for commercial fishing. Poorly managed across Australia

[@TonyRule]

Tariffs.

[@jaybazza248]

I'm in my late 20's and have been told by my Doctor to stop consuming Tinned fish from overseas due to the mercury and lead becoming unhealthy before i'm even 30. sell our beautiful clean food and import poison

[@gregzerovonic2198]

Mercury is in larger fish dosnt matter if it's canned or not

[@cyl24816]

Mercury is in big fish no matter they are imported or caught in Australia, and no matter they are canned or fresh!

[@nimrod1717]

Not a fan of it coming from Thailand. That's put me off purchasing some.

[@keybock9512]

We all know that ain’t sustainable

[@CaptjBelk]

We all know that it is…..🖕🖕🖕

[@mathewfahey9352]

the guy in the blue shirt has just got an excuse for everything aint he. if other countries are making money, what does that say.

[@alanbragais1864]

i can buy 10 canned tuna for the same price

[@headswillroll89]

No they sell it to thailand and they sell it back... I wonder how many other companies do that.... This is an ad not landline

[@chippyjohn1]

All of the brands are a product of Thailand!

[@Mohammad-cf2hd]

@@chippyjohn1Don’t quite understand what you mean however it’s Bs All brands are not from Thailand

[@tgnitschkeable]

Thank you AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT. Nothing for Australia yet HOW MUCH DEBT?

[@donhinds7470]

This family no longer buy canned food it is largely Chinese and international products. And all available here to can our products but not done ..opportunity for Australia to capture all sold canned food with Australian products stamp..all.. Vote one nation please Pauline for p.m m.a.ga.

[@hansgeorgerodriguez]

🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@davisnicholls8714]

They leave the rotten fish for auzzie consumers.