Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2026
Yearly report no: 5
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 31 May 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 
50,672 85,323 8,061 597 573 145,226 35.6 Mexico 
91,758 2,691 3,928 1,188 99,565 24.4 Other 
18,956 23,358 2,512 21 8 44,855 11 Panama 
37,044 26,887 1,568 4 51 65,554 16 United States 
4,440 17,137 1,226 2 12 22,817 5.6 Venezuela 
29,675 607 1 7 30,290 7.4 Total 232,545 156,003 13,367 3,928 0 0 1,813 651 408,307 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 
14,048 17,782 14,216 27,078 13,367 BKJ 
2,070 2,218 2,839 2,337 1,813 BZX 
20 1 0 1 0 OTH 
396 681 1,240 772 651 PBF 
3,194 3,399 3,533 5,425 3,928 SKJ 
146,021 162,268 295,337 226,039 156,003 YFT 
135,907 144,503 140,547 206,553 232,545 Total 301,656 330,852 457,712 468,205 408,307 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.