Sacred Sea Albacore tuna has won double-blind taste tests by private consortium of sashimi buyers from Japan three years in a row. These same fish are what goes into cans of Sacred Sea brand albacore. Many individuals prefer Sacred Sea Albacore because it does not taste "fishy." Rick Goche is the fisherman and owner of the Sacred Sea Albacore Tuna label. Rick's lifelong career in seafood began at age 13, when he was hired as a local "expert" by Oregon State University's Department of Fisheries. After seven years at OSU, Rick headed to Alaska to become a commercial salmon and tuna fisherman. It was at this time that Rick began to can his seafood for personal use. Tuna quickly became a staple food for Rick's family and friends. His "Easy-Open" (EZO) pop-top can has made Sacred Sea brand popular, as a "fast" and healthy snack. You can simply pop it open and eat from the container. Sacred Sea brand Oregon coastal troll-caught Albacore is hook-and-line caught by surface troll method, making it the "cleanest" most sustainable fishery in the world. Catching one fish at a time instead of using nets or long lines that are used in conventional fishing operations enables them to treat each fish humanely and individually for the maximum quality and nutrition.