Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear other than longline, principally by purse seine and pole-and-line
Catch year: 2022
Yearly report no: 3
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 03 April 2022, 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 
14,774 49,618 5,181 5 87 253 69,918 40.1 Mexico 
31,934 2,034 107 3,194 269 2 37,540 21.5 Nicaragua 
2,455 2,208 350 5,013 2.9 Other 
4,435 11,775 1,159 17,369 10 Panama 
11,254 14,529 757 4 26,544 15.2 United States 
287 2,332 177 2,796 1.6 Venezuela 
12,964 2,242 6 2 3 15,217 8.7 Total 78,103 84,738 7,737 3,194 5 0 362 258 174,397 Other flags include Colombia, EU (Spain), El Salvador; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
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Species 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 ALB 
0 0 0 0 0 BET 
15,220 11,939 17,052 9,642 7,737 BKJ 
298 889 265 690 362 BZX 
925 204 0 25 5 OTH 
20 15 0 23 258 PBF 
790 2,249 3,268 3,026 3,194 SKJ 
71,542 73,218 101,244 91,242 84,738 YFT 
59,132 63,537 67,884 73,428 78,103 Total 147,927 152,051 189,713 178,076 174,397 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.