Ahi Tuna

Ahi tuna is one of the most sought after fish on the market. Ahi is a type of tuna that is found in open waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. Various reported sizes of Ahi tuna have ranged as high as 94 inches in length and 440 lb in weight. Ahi tuna gets its name from its Hawaiian name ahi, yellowfin is becoming a popular replacement for the severely depleted supplies of Southern bluefin tuna. The second dorsal fin and the anal fin are both bright yellow, thus the common name, and can be very long in mature fish. The main body is very dark metallic blue, changing to silver on the belly, which has about 20 vertical lines. Giovanni’s Fish Market carries a healthy inventory of ahi tuna for your culinary enjoyment!

Commercial fisheries catch yellowfin tuna with encircling nets and with longlines. The fish are mainly sold in frozen or canned form, but are also popular as sashimi. According to the Hawaii Seafood Buyers Guide 'Ahi tuna is widely used in raw fish dishes, especially sashimi. This fish is also excellent for grilling. Yellowfin is often served seared or rare. Yellowfin buyers often recognize two grades, "Sashimi grade" and "other", and Giovanni’s is no exceptoin to this. However, they don’t mess around with ‘other’ grades of fish, they only bring you the freshest and the best . Ahi tuna is the premier choice for sushi lovers. Its purplish flesh and sweet meat are ideal not only for sushi lovers, but is absolutely wonderful seared, and left rare on the inside. Giovanni’s ahi tuna comes from Hawaii, so you are guaranteed the best ahi tuna on the market.

At Giovanni’s Fish Market, they strive to be the premier fish market on the central coast by providing seafood that is unparalleled in freshness. They do this by being able to supply their customers with fresh locally caught seafood, as well as imported exotics such as ahi tuna and Alaska halibut, as well as huge a selection that includes over 1000 different types of seafood. They strive to provide superb customer service, by utilizing a knowledgeable and courteous staff to answer any and all of your questions regarding any of the seafood they carry. Whether you visit their store in Morro Bay, or you order from them online, you will not be disappointed with the quality that you get from Giovanni’s Fish Market.

Giovanni’s has been awarded 1st Place as the " Best Place to Buy Seafood" in the prestigious New Times “Best of SLO" Awards year after year. They have also been awarded 1st Place in Morro Bay's Harbor Festival Annual Chowder Cook-off Every Year!

They offer the best fresh local seafood online, and are Morro Bay's oldest and only Fish Market that is centrally located in the heart of Morro Bay's historic waterfront. They have fresh and wild seafood from local boats, as well as around the world including sashimi grade ahi tuna, salmon, halibut, Mexican white prawns, caviar from around the globe including Osetra, Sevruga, and Beluga, they boast over 12 varieties of live oysters in the shell which is served either shucked or on the half shell, many varieties of clams, live New Zealand green lip mussels, Morro Bay pink shrimp, fresh Dungeness Crab meat, live crabs and lobsters, delicious Australian lobster tails and king crab legs. Whatever you’re craving, Giovanni’s will bring it to you with quality, freshness and excellent customer service.