Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2026
Yearly report no: 9
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 27 September 2026, 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 
85,357 138,869 11,176 2,051 2,992 240,445 35.5 Mexico 
152,899 4,429 3,928 130 1,288 3 162,677 24 Other 
29,310 44,532 3,290 95 64 77,291 11.4 Panama 
53,101 45,134 2,446 229 444 101,354 15 United States 
8,054 37,789 2,323 43 63 48,272 7.1 Venezuela 
44,856 1,771 1 42 46,670 7 Total 373,577 272,524 19,235 3,928 130 0 3,707 3,608 676,709 Other flags include Colombia, Peru, EU (Spain), Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
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Species 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ALB 
2 0 0 0 0 BET 
23,507 28,640 25,077 36,941 19,235 BKJ 
4,369 5,113 4,708 3,934 3,707 BZX 
2,771 2 0 66 130 OTH 
3,129 2,792 2,426 2,609 3,608 PBF 
3,194 3,399 3,533 6,031 3,928 SKJ 
249,742 291,666 493,510 365,007 272,524 YFT 
239,217 256,691 247,414 373,496 373,577 Total 525,931 588,303 776,668 788,084 676,709 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.