Bluefin Tuna Tablemat

Bluefin Tuna round 28cm (11 inches) in diameter tablemat, melamine surfaced, cork backed.

Inspiration for the painting: My brother James is a keen fisherman and for quite a few years has been going out for a days fishing in the autumn off the Cornish and Devon coast trying to catch one. This was part of the research project Thunnus UK, which is providing a better understanding of the ecology of Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus) in the waters of the British Isles by attaching pop-up satellite archival tags that are released after a year, transmitting a summary of data. Plenty of marine life had been seen including including tuna and feeding short-beaked common dolphins and minke whales, and finally with myself observing on the boat in 2022 my brother caught one! Estimated at almost 400lb it was successfully tagged and realeased. 

Made in the Britain to the very highest quality, hard wearing melamine surfaced and cork backed they are the thickest tablmats made at 0.6cm and are heat resistant to to 180°C (350°F). Fine for hot plates heated up to eat off. For very hot pans or serving plates the glass heatstands with feet on are best (see Heatstands/Surface protectors/Chopping Boards section).