Kindai Maguro Fully Farm-Raised Bluefin Tuna (A-marine Kindai / Toyota Tsusho)

Kindai Maguro (近大マグロ) · Japan — completely (closed-cycle) farm-raised Pacific bluefin from Kindai University hatchery-to-harvest aquaculture
Meat & Seafood Tuna Frozen Established export

World's first fully (egg-to-harvest) farmed Pacific bluefin tuna, branded Kindai Maguro, a sustainability flagship now exported via Toyota Tsusho to overseas markets.

The supplierKindai University closed the bluefin life-cycle in captivity in 2002; it brands the harvest 'Kindai Maguro' and sells through A-marine Kindai, while Toyota Tsusho (tie-up since 2010) handles aquaculture scale-up and began overseas exports in fall 2017.
Why it sells abroadWorld's first fully farm-raised (egg-to-harvest) bluefin — a unique sustainability and provenance story

Buyer's brief ✓ SOURCES VERIFIED

Pack formatsFrozen loins/saku (otoro/chutoro/akami); Whole dressed; Block
Shelf lifeTypical: 12-24 months ultra-low-temp frozen
StorageTypical: -50C to -60C ultra-low for sashimi grade
Minimum orderTypical: negotiable
Lead timeTypical: 2-5 weeks
CapacityScaling closed-cycle aquaculture program
Container loadTypical: ULT reefer / air for premium
PricingTypical: luxury sashimi-grade pricing
OEM / private labelFalse
Wholesale & MOQTrue
Key exporters & distributorsToyota Tsusho Corporation, A-marine Kindai Co., Ltd.
Export regulationBluefin trade per CITES/RFMO-aligned domestic management; full-cycle farmed reduces wild-stock pressure
Market demandPremium sushi/sashimi demand seeking sustainable bluefin
How to source itExport via Toyota Tsusho; brand by A-marine Kindai
Verified sourceshttps://www.toyota-tsusho.com/english/press/detail/171005_004040.html; https://www.kindai.ac.jp/english/research/research-center/aqua-research/aquaculture/tuna/index.html
MakerA-marine Kindai Co., Ltd. (Kindai University marketing arm); export via Toyota Tsusho Corporation
OriginJapan — completely (closed-cycle) farm-raised Pacific bluefin from Kindai University hatchery-to-harvest aquaculture
CategoryMeat & Seafood / Tuna
Available inUnited States, Hong Kong, Singapore +3 more
HandlingFrozen
Price tierPremium
ChannelSpecialty
Export readinessEstablished export
HS code0302/0303/0304
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