Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2026
Yearly report no: 6
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 28 June 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 
58,386 97,908 9,151 733 933 167,111 35.2 Mexico 
107,715 3,236 3,928 1,249 2 116,130 24.4 Other 
22,186 29,053 2,750 66 10 54,065 11.4 Panama 
42,036 31,293 1,826 54 62 75,271 15.8 United States 
5,339 20,776 1,429 26 45 27,615 5.8 Venezuela 
34,652 639 1 7 35,299 7.4 Total 270,314 182,905 15,156 3,928 0 0 2,129 1,059 475,491 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 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ALB 
0 0 0 0 0 BET 
17,737 22,597 17,995 31,437 15,156 BKJ 
2,804 4,183 3,485 2,747 2,129 BZX 
38 2 0 1 0 OTH 
932 1,194 1,505 962 1,059 PBF 
3,194 3,399 3,533 5,425 3,928 SKJ 
176,625 191,691 349,318 264,974 182,905 YFT 
169,893 179,419 168,163 248,925 270,314 Total 371,223 402,485 543,999 554,471 475,491 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.