Does anyone know of a source for bulk quantities of tuna in foil?

I just saw bulk packs in Sam's Club, but didn't check the price. It looked like four foil packs in the entire unit.

I don't shop at the bulk stores (Sam's Club, BJ's, Costco, etc) but the best place I found for the foil packs was a Super WalMart. I don't remember the exact price, maybe 88 cents or $1 per pack (for the 3-oz packs)? They had a wide variety of the Starkist brand, especially the 3-oz tuna-in-sunflower-oil packs that I couldn't find in most stores. I just loaded up when I found them and still have a small stockpile to use on my next hiking trip.

one possible source over the net : http://www.jozev.com/store/index.php?CategoryID=48&bgcolor=669999

HOI, Thanks for the web site. Check with Super WalMart first as I picked up the Salmon packets for $1 each. I make it a habit of picking up one or 2 pouches with every shopping trip. It doesn't hurt the pocketbook as much that way.

-Make sure it's Dolphin safe tuna :)
-Don't eat swordfish. Too much mercury and the longliners are killing the world.
-Don't eat King-Mackerel. Too much mercury. You'll kill yourself.
-Don't eat TOO MUCH Salmon. Salmon farms are killing the world.
-Don't eat Carp. nuff said.
-Feel free to eat any bugs or larvae you find on the trail, but dont eat caterpillars. I like butterflies and you'll prolly kill yourself.
-Don't eat Chilean Seabass anymore. SeaBass fishermen are killing the world.
-It's ok to eat Japanese whalemeat. They only harvest whales that are currently overpopulated. Besides, it's all in the name of "research"
-Don't eat sharkfin soup. Shark-finners are killing the world.
-Don't eat cod. Cod catchers don't know when to stop the killing.
-Eat all the sardines you want.
-Don't buy clay pots made with fishmeal. Pilcher netting is unnecessary, out of control, destroying the bottom of the food rung off the U.S. east coast and is in my opinion killing the world.
-Don't eat blackened redfish. Redfish were and still are a "trash" fish. Whenever you eat one southerners laugh at you.
-Eat Catfish. It's farmable.

You want as much as possible to eat fish with significant Omega-3 oils over ones without them. Those are mainly cod, sardines, tuna, herring, salmon, and some mackerel such as Jack Mackerel, all IF not farm-raised. Fish like catfish, bass, bluegill, red snapper, grouper, triggerfish, etc., and ANY farm-raised fish have low to negligible Omega-3 oils. You want ones that have lived in the wild in cold northern salt water much to all of their lives, where they have eaten foods high in Omega-3s.

There is more to consider as well. Large fish have higher content of undesirable heavy metals such as mercury. For that reason, I limit how much tuna I eat. I hit sardines and salmon very heavily, both on the Trail and at home, eating cod and herring (get the herring in vinegar, not the cream sauce -- sat fat alert) on occasion back at home. Fortunately, foil packs of salmon are nearly as easy to find in grocery stores as are tuna foil packs. Less mercury, higher Omega-3 oils, and better taste -- salmon has it all over tuna. (Okay, salmon costs more than tuna, but you get what you pay for...)

Note that Alaska-canned salmon is guaranteed to be the wild-caught as a matter of state law, so you know their stuff will have the full level of Omega-3s you paid for. :clap

I hit sardines and salmon very heavily, both on the Trail and at home, eating cod and herring the :clap

Did you read my post? Cod is a no-no. You're an enviroment destroyer, that's what you are.

You want as much as possible to eat fish with significant Omega-3 oils over ones without them.

Alewife and Butterfish have significant Omega-3 oils, but who wants to eat bait? :D

Here is a good resource for the environmental impacts of eating seafood. http://www.oceansalive.org/eat.cfm?subnav=bestandworst

I just thought it was better to eat the little fishes because the big fishes eat the little fishes and in turn get all the harmful things that are in all of the little fishes. The higher up the fish food chain you go, the worse it is to eat because the big fish are eating the fish that already have harmful stuff in them, ergo the big fish have more harmful stuff in them.

I just thought it was better to eat the little fishes because the big fishes eat the little fishes and in turn get all the harmful things that are in all of the little fishes. The higher up the fish food chain you go, the worse it is to eat because the big fish are eating the fish that already have harmful stuff in them, ergo the big fish have more harmful stuff in them.

That is exactly correct. Heavy metals (Mercury, Cadmium, Lead, etc.) and such get concentrated as they go up the food chain. Go with sardines, herring, and salmon for your fish staples, and you won't go wrong. Salmon is not that large of a fish compared with tuna/swordfish; it's higher in Omega-3s than herring/sardines; and, it's just great-tasting fish.
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LostInSpace, butterfish is a relatively expensive fish, most of that which gets caught in Alaska gets shipped to Japan (where big bucks are charged for it). It's supposed to be a VERY tasty fish that I intend to try some day, but have not had the chance to dine on just yet.
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So, Newb is offended that I eat codfish on occasion? Well, anything that P.O.s a Greenpeacer can't be all bad. :D :rolleyes: Seriously, it's not a common thing for me, not since I got seriously into (nonfarm-raised only, of course) salmon. Microwaved salmon filets don't even need seasoning or any extra oil, if you don't overcook them. :clap :welcome :p

That is exactly correct. Heavy metals (Mercury, Cadmium, Lead, etc.) and such get concentrated as they go up the food chain. Go with sardines, herring, and salmon for your fish staples, and you won't go wrong. ....
I'm not sure about the rest of the world, but the "sardines" canned in Maine and eastern Canada are herring before they get to a can. Alewives, that someone called a "bait" fish, is pretty good smoked, especially with a cold beer to wash down the salt. Smoked alewives have been considered a delicacy for several centuries, at least. Outside of Maine manny smoked herring are really smoked alewives. In Maine we prefer the real name. Alewives are just a somewhat larger species of herring.

Fresh caught dip net salmon..right out of the Copper river is the best,

Feed the salmon heads to ur dogs ;)

The term "sardine" is used to refer to a wide range of small fish.

Alewives, that someone called a "bait" fish, is pretty good smoked, especially with a cold beer to wash down the salt. Smoked alewives have been considered a delicacy for several centuries, at least. Outside of Maine manny smoked herring are really smoked alewives. In Maine we prefer the real name. Alewives are just a somewhat larger species of herring.
Are we talking about the same fish? Atlantic Menhaden (brevoortia tyrannus) (A.K.A. - Alewife, Bunker, Pogy, Bugmouth, Fat-Back) is a common bait fish in the mid-Atlantic region. Fishermen often buy buckets of them ground up to use as chum for Stripped Bass. Houston-based Omega Protein Corporation is the nation's largest producer of Omega-3 fish oil. Reedville, Virginia is today the site of Omega Protein's largest fish processing plant. When the plant is “cooking” fish, you can smell it for miles! I have never met anyone that has eaten one of these fish.

(Fish harvesting by Omega Protein is also an problem. http://www.bayjournal.com/article.cfm?article=1901)

LostInSpace, butterfish is a relatively expensive fish, most of that which gets caught in Alaska gets shipped to Japan (where big bucks are charged for it). It's supposed to be a VERY tasty fish that I intend to try some day, but have not had the chance to dine on just yet.
We may not be talking about the same fish.

Atlantic Butterfish (Peprilus triacanthus)

A Butterfish is a small fish with sizes ranging from less the 60 grams/pc to a maximum of 300 grams. Average size is between 70 and 100 grams. Atlantic Butterfish are landed primarily during the colder months when their fat content is at its highest. They are often packed in a tumble pack, which has an average weight of roughly 23 pounds (10.5kg.) per case. Much of the production of Atlantic Butterfish is used as zoo food, sportfishing bait, and chum bait. Butterfish is an excellent bait for catching fish such as Giant Bluefin Tuna, Yellowfin Tuna, Bluefish and other popular sport fish.

What about the small tear open packets of mayonnaise to go with the foil packets of tunafish? Does anyone know where to get the tear open packets of mayonnaise in bulk?

Panzer

I am sure you can find them cheaper at a bulk shopping club, but this site offers mini sizes of just about everything: http://minimus.biz

McD's! or any other Fast-Gas Food drive thru artery clogging joint that still lays these things out in bucket fulls.

I was told about these things by the guy who ran the seafood department in Anchorage, AK less than two months ago when I was in AK. I am certain that A) he was referring to a Pacific-Ocean fish, and b) that it was NOT Menhaden (yuk). It is also called (something)-Salmon as well.

Okay tuna-philes, if you have a Super Target near you, they sell the 3 oz. Bumble Bee Premium light tuna in water for 74 cents. :clap Sue