Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2025
Yearly report no: 5
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 01 June 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 
44,247 145,889 14,683 1 405 609 205,834 44 Mexico 
101,172 2,898 5,425 1,885 6 111,386 23.8 Other 
15,473 26,394 5,389 16 39 47,311 10.1 Panama 
23,693 34,962 4,559 29 92 63,335 13.5 United States 
1,707 12,236 2,419 1 21 16,384 3.5 Venezuela 
20,261 3,660 28 1 5 23,955 5.1 Total 206,553 226,039 27,078 5,425 1 0 2,337 772 468,205 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 
19,117 14,048 17,782 14,216 27,078 BKJ 
2,522 2,070 2,218 2,839 2,337 BZX 
75 20 1 0 1 OTH 
34 396 681 1,240 772 PBF 
3,026 3,194 3,399 3,533 5,425 SKJ 
161,260 146,021 162,268 295,337 226,039 YFT 
119,044 135,907 144,503 140,547 206,553 Total 305,078 301,656 330,852 457,712 468,205 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.