Direct Landing Check
Our on-site sourcing representatives verify catch core temperature, skin clarity, and gills directly at the vessel dock before accepting the fish for processing.
Flagship Sourcing Program
Arabian Sea Yellowfin Tuna Cut Program
From the rich waters of FAO Major Fishing Area 51, our Yellowfin Tuna program represents the absolute pinnacle of our direct boat-to-buyer seafood procurement network.
Handling Integrity
20+ Years of Collective Tuna Sourcing Expertise
The handling of large wild pelagics demands immediate, specialized cold-chain intervention at the exact moment of landing. Sourcing and cold-chain handling can be discussed according to product and destination requirements.
Our specialized team has coordinated tuna cut programs for over two decades. By bridging boat-linked catch networks in Salalah (Oman) and Yemen, we manage the procurement of Thunnus albacares under direct physical landing inspection, ensuring temperature logs are kept flawless before freezing or chilled transport.
Strict Temperature Chain
Every shipment is tracked continuously to ensure zero temperature breaks, protecting the deep red flesh coloration and firm texture demanded by B2B buyers.
Technical Cut Specs
Precision Cut Specifications Portfolio
We translate raw landings into buyer-ready, high-yield export specifications. Freezing, glazing, and packing methods are tailored order-by-order according to destination-market regulations.
Whole Round (WR) & GG
The traditional export format. Gilled, gutted, and headed/tail-cut options processed immediately under strict sanitary oversight.
- Weight Grading: 10-20 kg, 20-30 kg, 30 kg+
- Yield Class: Checked for immediate processing suitability
- Packaging: Ice-chilled or individually blast frozen
Trimmed Tuna Loins
Perfectly trimmed, skinless and boneless loins with the dark bloodline removed, optimized for high-end wholesale and retail slicing.
- Trimming: Clean skinless, boneless, bloodline off
- Forms: Interleaved or IVP (Individually Vacuum Packed)
- Freezing: Ultra-low temperature blast frozen
Center-Cut, Steaks & Saku
Buyer-specific value-added portions. Saku block cuts, uniform steaks, and cubes designed for direct retail or food-service kitchen presentation.
- Saku Blocks: Checked for rectangular uniformity
- Belly Cuts: O-Toro fatty belly cuts available upon quota confirmation
- Cubes: Precise sizing for poke/tartar B2B packs
Strict Verification Checks
Hand-Graded Sourcing Quality Controls
We reject generic claims and enforce detailed B2B physical checks. Our quality team evaluates every whole tuna against precise commercial export parameters.
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Flesh Color Evaluation
Checked via meat core sample extraction to verify natural deep-red tone index, confirming absolute freshness without depending on artificial enhancement.
02
Flesh Firmness Check
Assessed physically for tight grain density and springback elasticity, rejecting soft catches caused by long vessel hauling or poor icing.
03
Fat Layer Index
Tuna are graded by fat distribution underneath the skin, classifying premium belly sections (O-Toro) for targeted sashimi-grade inquiries.
Safe Export Wording Statement
We do not publish exact blast-freezing hour thresholds, histamine levels, or unsupported regulatory claims on this public catalog. Supporting documents, destination-market facility eligibility, and pre-order health document review are arranged on an order-by-order basis.
Selective Premium Cold Chain
Super Frozen is a decision, not a slogan.
Ocean Pearl's Super Frozen direction is focused on high-grade tuna lots only when quality, buyer demand, energy cost, logistics, safety, and premium price margin support the decision.
The current innovation direction is to compare upgraded blast freezing, pre-chilling, mechanical ultra-low freezing, and selective CO2 or LN2 boost pathways before recommending infrastructure. This keeps the commercial message serious: not every fish belongs in a premium ULT chain.
High-grade tuna onlyBuyer premium requiredCO2 R&D direction
Technology Comparison
Super Frozen investment should be validated against product grade, operating cost, safety, route reality, and buyer willingness to pay.
Tuna Procurement RFQ
Prepare a Detailed Tuna Inquiry
To help our Salalah and Jakarta sourcing desks match your requirement to the correct origin and seasonal catch, buyers are guided to specify:
- ✓ Target Form: Whole Round, GG, skinless loins, center-cuts, steaks, or saku.
- ✓ Core Size Target: weight range per fish or weight per sliced loin piece.
- ✓ Packing Specifications: vacuum-packed, interleaved, IQF, or block frozen.
- ✓ Target Quantity & Port: FCL container volume targets and exact destination port.