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Dinko Tuna Sustainable sashimi grade Southern Bluefin Tuna. Based in Port Lincoln, a small city in the vast reg

🦐 WHY DO WE FISH AROUND THE DARK OF THE MOON?There's a reason our Spencer Gulf King Prawn fishing trips are planned arou...
13/10/2026

🦐 WHY DO WE FISH AROUND THE DARK OF THE MOON?

There's a reason our Spencer Gulf King Prawn fishing trips are planned around the darker part of the moon cycle.

King Prawns are nocturnal.

During daylight and brighter moonlight they tend to burrow into the seabed.

When it gets dark, they become more active and emerge to feed.

That's why the dark-moon period has played such an important role in Spencer Gulf prawn fishing for generations.

And right now, we're preparing our boats for the first of our final two trips before Christmas.

🌑 Dark nights.
🦐 Active prawns.
🚢 Boats ready to go.

There's a lot more science and planning behind your Christmas prawns than you might think!

Adelaide, we'll see you tomorrow!The Dinko Seafoods team will be back at the Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market with pr...
09/10/2026

Adelaide, we'll see you tomorrow!

The Dinko Seafoods team will be back at the Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market with premium seafood from Port Lincoln.

If you're planning a seafood dinner, firing up the BBQ or simply want to stock the freezer, come and see us.

And with the Christmas season starting to creep closer, there's no harm in getting organised early!

🐟 Premium Australian seafood
🦐 Spencer Gulf King Prawns
🇦🇺 From Port Lincoln to Adelaide

📍 Adelaide Showground Farmers' Market
📅 Sunday

Come and say hello to the Dinko team.

🐟 SMALL FISH. BIG JOB.There's another fleet getting ready to head back to sea.Our sardine operation is preparing to star...
08/10/2026

🐟 SMALL FISH. BIG JOB.

There's another fleet getting ready to head back to sea.

Our sardine operation is preparing to start building stocks for the upcoming tuna season.

Why are sardines so important?

Because they form an important part of the feed for our Southern Bluefin Tuna.

Long before the tuna arrive, we need to start preparing.

🐟 Catching sardines
❄️ Building feed stocks
🔧 Maintaining the tuna farms
🚢 Preparing the tuna vessels

Next year's tuna season is already taking shape.

That's fishing — one season might finish, but preparation for the next one is already underway.

🏆 WE’RE FINALISTS! 🏆We’re incredibly proud to announce that Dinko Tuna Farmers has been named a finalist in the 2026 Sou...
06/10/2026

🏆 WE’RE FINALISTS! 🏆
We’re incredibly proud to announce that Dinko Tuna Farmers has been named a finalist in the 2026 South Australian Premier’s Food and Beverage Industry Awards!
And we’re thrilled to be recognised in two areas — Innovation and Primary Producer. 🎣🌊

For us, this recognition is about much more than an award. It reflects the generations of hard work, innovation and commitment to the seafood industry that have shaped Dinko Seafoods — from our beginnings on the water in Port Lincoln to where we are today.

We’re immensely proud of our team, past and present, and grateful to our customers, suppliers, industry partners and the Port Lincoln community who continue to support us.

The Awards celebrate some of the very best of South Australia’s food and beverage industry, so to be named among the 2026 finalists is something we’re extremely proud of.

Now we look forward to the Awards Gala Dinner in November, where the winners will be announced. 🤞🏆 Finalist Letter 2026_Dinko Tuna…
From Port Lincoln to South Australia — we’re proud to be flying the flag for our region and our seafood industry. 💙

🦐 IT ALL STARTS HEREChristmas prawns might still feel a little way off...But behind the scenes at Dinko Seafoods, prepar...
06/10/2026

🦐 IT ALL STARTS HERE

Christmas prawns might still feel a little way off...

But behind the scenes at Dinko Seafoods, preparations are already underway.

Our prawn boats are getting ready for the first of their final two fishing trips before Christmas.

Before they head into Spencer Gulf, there's plenty to do.

🚢 Vessels to prepare
🔧 Equipment to check
🦐 Fishing gear to get ready
❄️ Onboard freezing systems to prepare
👨‍✈️ Crews getting ready to head back to sea

For more than 50 years, Dinko has been fishing for Spencer Gulf King Prawns — and we're getting ready to do it all again.

Over the coming weeks we'll take you behind the scenes as the countdown to the first trip begins.

Christmas prawns start long before Christmas.

WE’RE BACK AT ADELAIDE SHOWGROUND!The Adelaide Showground Farmers’ Market is back home this Sunday — and so are we.Come ...
25/09/2026

WE’RE BACK AT ADELAIDE SHOWGROUND!
The Adelaide Showground Farmers’ Market is back home this Sunday — and so are we.
Come and see the Dinko Seafoods team from 8:30am–12:30pm for premium seafood straight from Port Lincoln.
Stock up for the week, have a chat with the team and enjoy a great Sunday morning at the market.
Who are we seeing there? Let us know below.
📍 Adelaide Showground, Wayville

⏰ Sunday | 8:30am–12:30pm

A little while ago, we asked the Port Lincoln community to help us uncover more of the story of the Orao, Dinko Lukin’s ...
23/09/2026

A little while ago, we asked the Port Lincoln community to help us uncover more of the story of the Orao, Dinko Lukin’s first tuna boat.

And you delivered.

📷 These incredible old photographs have now been shared with us, giving us another glimpse into the Orao’s working life and the people connected to her.

One photo takes us straight back to the days of pole-and-line tuna fishing — fishermen working from the side of the vessel with the deck behind them covered in tuna.

The other photos show the Orao out of the water in Port Lincoln, a very different view of a vessel that became part of our local fishing history.

This is exactly why we wanted to start this conversation. Every old photograph, name and story helps piece together a part of Port Lincoln’s fishing history that might otherwise be lost.

The Japanese sandwich that's about to become your weekend obsession.Crispy. Creamy. Absolutely worth making.The Tuna Kat...
16/09/2026

The Japanese sandwich that's about to become your weekend obsession.

Crispy. Creamy. Absolutely worth making.

The Tuna Katsu Sando golden panko-crumbed Southern Bluefin Tuna, pressed into milk bread with a punchy cabbage slaw and Japanese mayo.

And here's the shortcut version: open a tin of Dinko Lemon Pepper Bluefin Tuna, pile it into toasted milk bread with slaw. Done in five minutes. Tastes like you spent an hour.

Both versions are on the blog. Link in bio.

In the 1960s, one fisherman in Port Lincoln changed the global tuna industry — forever.Dinko Lukin was a fisherman, a ...
15/09/2026

In the 1960s, one fisherman in Port Lincoln changed the global tuna industry — forever.

Dinko Lukin was a fisherman, a problem solver, and an inventor.

In the 1960s, he built the Orao and first poled tuna in the Great Australian Bight. When government restrictions hit the industry hard in the 1980s in response to overfishing of Southern Bluefin Tuna most operators struggled to survive.

Dinko didn't struggle. He innovated.

He pioneered the catch-and-ranch method: catching young tuna with a purse seine, towing them live back to Port Lincoln, and feeding them a premium diet of sustainable sardines until harvest. The result was a tuna that was heavier, richer, and better quality than anything the wild catch could produce.

His method is now the internationally accepted standard for Bluefin Tuna farming worldwide.

Dinko passed away in July 2011. His legacy is in every tin, every loin, every harvest that carries his name.

Rustic. Creamy. Unexpectedly complex. This is what gourmet canned tuna actually tastes like.The Dill and Horseradish Tun...
14/09/2026

Rustic. Creamy. Unexpectedly complex. This is what gourmet canned tuna actually tastes like.

The Dill and Horseradish Tuna Spread is for those who know that the best flavours are layered. It is the favorite of our teams.

Premium Southern Bluefin Tuna the same sashimi-grade fish served in fine dining restaurants blended with the pep of horseradish and the fresh fragrance of dill. Creamy texture. A little heat. A lot of flavour.

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Port Lincoln, SA
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