Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear other than longline, principally by purse seine and pole-and-line
Catch year: 2023
Yearly report no: 9
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 01 October 2023, by species and vessel flag, in metric tons.
-
Flag Yellowfin Skipjack Bigeye Pacific bluefin Bonitos Albacore Black skipjack Other Total Percentage of total Ecuador 
40,196 172,627 14,924 1 1,297 2,530 231,575 39.4 Mexico 
129,293 7,230 246 3,399 3,763 20 143,951 24.5 Nicaragua 
8,801 7,419 1,199 1 5 17,425 2.9 Other 
23,697 39,873 6,424 6 36 70,036 11.9 Panama 
28,560 37,054 3,455 33 193 69,295 11.8 United States 
4,439 25,889 2,392 5 1 32,726 5.6 Venezuela 
21,705 1,574 1 8 7 23,295 3.9 Total 256,691 291,666 28,640 3,399 2 0 5,113 2,792 588,303 Other flags include Colombia, Peru, EU (Spain), El Salvador; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
-
Species 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ALB 
0 0 0 2 0 BET 
41,402 41,626 33,731 23,507 28,640 BKJ 
3,691 1,587 3,624 4,369 5,113 BZX 
5,450 2,633 4,865 2,771 2 OTH 
502 328 1,538 3,129 2,792 PBF 
2,460 3,268 3,026 3,194 3,399 SKJ 
270,271 257,108 260,824 249,742 291,666 YFT 
180,353 177,913 214,895 239,217 256,691 Total 504,129 484,463 522,503 525,931 588,303 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.