Hooked on sustainable tinned fish: It’s top quality, it’s shelf stable and has minimal ingredients

Look no further than the canned food section in your supermarket for an eco-friendly and handy meal option. Ciara Shine from Shines Seafood in Donegal explains how tinned fish can be a versatile, delicious and nutritious option

Shines Seafood is the only company in the world selling wild Irish albacore tuna in olive oil in tins and jars, which won an Irish Food Writers’ Guild award in 2018.

Tinfluencers on TikTok extoll their virtues. Chefs put them on menus. The New York Times even published a list of their top tin picks for 2025.

While tinned fish has been around for a long time, the culinary world is starting to wake up to the nutritious and sustainable benefits of what’s inside these colourful cans.