Monthly longline catches of bigeye tuna

ESTIMATED longline Catches of bigeye tuna in the eastern pacific ocean, 2007

Resolution C-06-02 on the Conservation of Tuna in the eastern Pacific Ocean in 2007 requires that:

1.   China, Japan, Korea, and Chinese Taipei, shall take the measures necessary to ensure that their total annual longline catch of bigeye tuna in the EPO during 2007 will not exceed the following catch levels: 

China

2,639 t

Japan

34,076 t

Korea

12,576 t

Chinese Taipei

7,953 t

2.   Other IATTC Parties, cooperating non-parties, fishing entities or regional economic integration organizations (CPCs) shall take the measures necessary to ensure that their total annual longline catch of bigeye tuna in the EPO during 2007 will not exceed their respective 2001 catch levels, or  500 t, whichever is the greater.

3.   CPCs whose annual catches have exceeded 500 metric tons shall provide monthly catch reports to the Director.

Metric tons (t)

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Total

China

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Japan

1,198

1,078

1,006

1,044

932

926

1,117

1,002

986

1,090

1,377

1,506

13,262

Korea1

719

598

509

569

613

781

608

173

160

229

280

372

5,611

Chinese Taipei

391

372

333

272

475

158

406

338

157

542

1,168

1,247

5,859

United States

16

62

28

3

5

2

72

94

37

6

5

-

330

Vanuatu

72

105

96

81

103

37

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.

.

.

494

 

Total

2,396

2,215

1,972

1,969

2,128

1,904

2,203

1,607

1,340

1,867

2,830

3,125

25,556

1 Round weight obtained by adjustment applied to processed weight provided.
 

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