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.
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.
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.