is the fattening of bluefin tuna that are kept in floating cages until they are ready for exportation to the main international markets. Tuna is caught by both French and Spanish purse seiners, then kept alive and carried over to our premises on the coast of Cartagena. The farm's fattening capacity is 3000 metric tons. Once in the cages, the fish are fed until they meet the different requirements
for fat content and quality that are specific to each particular market. The end-products are Mediterranean bluefin tuna able to meet the requirements for colour, texture, fat content, and taste that are specific to each one of the different international markets; this is achieved thanks to the tuna being fed natural fish (e. sardines, mackerels, herrings, and squids). Bluefin tuna are then airshipped to
different markets all over the world. A number of factors – among which, the design of our farms' premises, our own management model, and the awareness of our customers' preferences – ensures that we are always able to accommodate customer requirements. We are likewise in a position to guarantee that our products may be distributed to every location
in the world any time of the year. Once a particular order has been placed, all information related to size, fat content, and appearance requirements is passed to our staff at the farm. We thus make sure that the product will meet our customers' highest quality and freshness standards – as befits such an haute cuisine product as bluefin tuna. After being culled, tuna are carried over to our processing and packaging premises. At this particular stage, the customer may choose among three different packaging options, namely:
-Dress (gutted, gilled, headless, tailless)
-GG (gutted, gilled)
-Loin (four tuna loins)
The packaging process entails placing the product into a polyethylene box whose inside is covered with a plastic bag containing flake ice. The product's most sensitive areas are likewise covered with a sheet so that no contact between the product and the plastic bag may ever happen. Air freight is then carried out so that customers may receive their orders – the highest-quality bluefin tuna products – within 24 to 48 hours – depending on the destination airport's location. It should be noted that Grupo Ricardo Fuentes e Hijos is committed to environment preservation – thus ensuring a strict compliance with all applicable laws. All orders include ICATT-monitored tracking documents.
