Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2025
Yearly report no: 4
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 27 April 2025, by species and vessel flag, in metric tons.
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Flag Yellowfin Skipjack Bigeye Pacific bluefin Bonitos Albacore Black skipjack Other Total Percentage of total Ecuador 
34,095 114,113 11,668 270 358 160,504 45.4 Mexico 
76,873 2,438 5,425 1,138 85,874 24.3 Other 
12,102 18,854 2,778 9 33 33,776 9.5 Panama 
15,455 26,353 3,210 17 84 45,119 12.7 United States 
1,068 8,979 1,383 1 1 11,432 3.2 Venezuela 
14,021 3,121 25 17,167 4.9 Total 153,614 173,858 19,064 5,425 0 0 1,435 476 353,872 Other flags include Colombia, EU (Spain), Nicaragua, El Salvador; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
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Species 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ALB 
0 0 0 0 0 BET 
13,279 10,784 13,236 8,917 19,064 BKJ 
1,105 662 1,502 430 1,435 BZX 
75 25 1 0 0 OTH 
28 271 420 779 476 PBF 
3,026 3,194 3,399 3,533 5,425 SKJ 
133,384 117,321 134,686 231,783 173,858 YFT 
99,926 104,116 111,026 97,225 153,614 Total 250,823 236,373 264,270 342,667 353,872 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.