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Official Launch of the 1st International Albacore Tuna Recipe Contest
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1st INTERNATIONAL ALBACORE TUNA RECIPE COMPETITION
Victoria, BC: British Columbia�s ALBACORE TUNA INDUSTRY is pleased to announce the official public launch of its
1st INTERNATIONAL ALBACORE TUNA RECIPE COMPETITION which begins
September 1, 2007. This is a free international competition open to
absolutely everyone.
You are invited to join internationally, nationally, and locally recognized, executive and celebrity chefs, chefs-in- training, school children, and the general public in this first-of-a-kind event to bring international attention to the wonderful virtues of our
Wild-Sustainable-Safe-Nutritious Albacore Tuna.
The ever-increasing awareness by consumers of issues related to sustainability, management, nutrition, and product safety has led many to re-examine their consumption of fish and seafood products as a positive alternative to other sources of protein.
BC ALBACORE
TUNA (
Thunnus alalunga), to which many people will attest is a spectacular and special seafood product, forms the basis of a moderate fishery on the Pacific Coast of Canada. Albacore tuna itself is a unique product and the attributes that make this fish desirable also presents the fishermen and chef with unique challenges.
BC Albacore is documented as a sustainable fishery, uses barbless hooks, tests amongst the lowest in the world in Mercury, and highest in Omega 3. BC Albacore is a recognized sustainable fishery under the
OCEAN WISE PROGRAM and is also a recognized and licensed �
HEALTH CHECK� product of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada.
This competition features a number of exciting recipe categories including: �Favorite Appetizer�; �Favorite Entr�e�; �Favorite International Recipe�; �Favorite Sandwich�; and, �Favorite Children�s Sandwich� all of which have cash prizes attached. As well a special category for �Chef�s in training� has been created which carries a $1,000 scholarship prize.
We would like to invite
you to consider submitting your own ALBACORE TUNA RECIPE to our Competition.
The deadline for recipe submissions is
NOVEMBER 30, 2007 and the competition will wind up with a gala event to be held at Vancouver�s famous Listel Hotel in February, 2008.
So start thinking of your recipe today !
Information on the competition, the rules, a list of competition sponsors, and an online recipe submission form may be found on our Website.
http://www.canadianalbacoretuna.com Sponsorships still available.
The 1st INTERNATIONAL ALBACORE TUNA RECIPE COMPETITION is hosted by the Canadian Highly Migratory Species Foundation (CHMSF), a federal registered not-for-profit, legally constituted organization representing the fishing industry, buyers, processors, and brand label marketers of BC�Canadian Albacore Tuna. The Foundation fosters, and supports, scientific research and product awareness related to BC-Canadian Albacore Tuna and other highly migratory fish species.
For more information:
Lorne Clayton, Executive Director,
CHMSF
Ph 250-658-0179 chmsf@ieccorporate.com
http://www.canadianalbacoretuna.com
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