Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2025
Yearly report no: 12
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 31 December 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 
103,027 261,410 22,734 1 1,610 2,963 391,745 40.5 Mexico 
196,784 5,659 6,165 65 2,458 12 211,143 21.9 Other 
35,334 68,918 8,539 61 141 112,993 11.7 Panama 
62,045 67,834 7,107 59 212 137,257 14.2 United States 
7,578 39,338 5,215 9 27 52,167 5.4 Venezuela 
56,029 4,420 122 7 26 60,604 6.3 Total 460,797 447,579 43,717 6,165 66 0 4,204 3,381 965,909 Other flags include Colombia, 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 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ALB 
0 2 0 0 0 BET 
40,458 32,481 34,032 31,672 43,717 BKJ 
4,050 5,586 5,317 5,365 4,204 BZX 
6,425 3,218 757 0 66 OTH 
1,828 4,767 3,750 3,037 3,381 PBF 
3,026 3,194 3,402 3,533 6,165 SKJ 
339,928 313,010 388,591 623,650 447,579 YFT 
251,471 286,449 302,704 301,666 460,797 Total 647,186 648,707 738,553 968,923 965,909 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.