Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2025
Yearly report no: 1
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 02 February 2025, 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 
7,448 24,064 2,270 57 22 33,861 49.6 Mexico 
13,316 794 900 15,010 22 Other 
1,847 7,035 566 3 6 9,457 13.9 Panama 
1,646 6,602 498 8,746 12.8 Venezuela 
512 619 3 1,134 1.7 Total 24,769 39,114 3,337 900 0 0 60 28 68,208 Other flags include Colombia, United States, Nicaragua, El Salvador; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
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Species 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 ALB 
0 0 0 0 0 BET 
2,089 1,258 2,966 819 3,337 BKJ 
0 3 28 11 60 BZX 
0 0 0 0 0 OTH 
0 0 44 22 28 PBF 
3,026 3,181 3,400 1,999 900 SKJ 
16,992 11,426 22,230 29,404 39,114 YFT 
16,584 14,052 11,069 8,970 24,769 Total 38,691 29,920 39,737 41,225 68,208 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.