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Estimated catch in metric tons (t) from the Antigua Convention Area

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the following MAY CONTAIN CODES FOR: FLAG, GEAR, SPECIES, AND SET TYPE

Catch of bigeye tuna by longline - 2008, 2007 and 2006

 Catch by Gear and size-frequency data

Catch of northern albacore tuna  (Albacore resolution C-05-02)
Catch by species by other gears, principally purse-seine and pole-and-line vessels

01 JAN – 29 JUN 2008

  

01 JAN – 31 DEC 2007
Species Catch (t) Species Catch (t)
2007 2008 2006 2007

Yellowfin

YFT

105,938

110,492

Yellowfin

YFT

180,261

181,624

Skipjack

SKJ

112,374

179,192

Skipjack

SKJ

293,447

194,615

Bigeye

BET

29,536

37,652

Bigeye

BET

61,029

50,251
Pacific bluefin

PBF

1,144

1,626

 Pacific bluefin

PBF

9,786

 4,009

Bonitos (Sarda spp)

BZX

4,139

62

Bonitos (Sarda spp)

BZX

3,481

15,738

Albacore

ALB

-

1

Albacore

ALB

94

87

Black skipjack

BKJ

920

2,497

Black skipjack

BKJ

2,008

1,882

Others

  

245

218

Others

  

614

1,471

 

Total

254,296

331,740

  

Total

550,720

449,677

 

 

Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO from January 01 through June 29, 2008, by species and vessel flag, in metric tons.

Flag

Yellowfin

Skipjack

Bigeye

Pacific bluefin

Bonitos (Sarda spp)

Albacore

Black
skipjack

Others

Total

Ecuador

14,157

88,680

24,932

-

-

-

1

180

    127,950

México

   46,237

14,233

        755

1,626

10

1

2,496

27

    65,385

Panamá

   18,246

 24,270

 4,648

-

39

-

-

5

    47,208

Venezuela

11,546

   18,941

684

-

8

 -

-

3

    31,182

Other1

   20,306

   33,068

    6,633

-

5

-

-

3

    60,015

Total

110,492

179,192

   37,652

1,626

62

1

2,497

  218

  331,740

 

1 Includes Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Spain, and Vanuatu; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
"Others" Includes mackerel, sharks, other tunas, and miscellaneous fishes
Metric tons (t): Preliminary estimates subject to revision following further data collection and analysis
 Last modified: 11 Aug 2008