Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2025
Yearly report no: 3
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 30 March 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 
26,034 83,205 8,909 197 244 118,589 47.2 Mexico 
55,388 2,433 2,423 537 60,781 24.2 Other 
8,407 12,487 1,355 9 35 22,293 8.9 Panama 
9,289 19,744 2,034 14 69 31,150 12.4 United States 
631 5,534 794 1 2 6,962 2.8 Venezuela 
9,013 2,252 10 11,275 4.5 Total 108,762 125,655 13,102 2,423 0 0 758 350 251,050 Other flags include Colombia, EU (Spain), 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 
9,642 7,737 9,825 5,853 13,102 BKJ 
690 362 780 150 758 BZX 
25 5 1 0 0 OTH 
23 258 253 479 350 PBF 
3,026 3,194 3,399 3,533 2,423 SKJ 
91,242 84,738 106,360 169,342 125,655 YFT 
73,428 78,103 75,130 64,032 108,762 Total 178,076 174,397 195,748 243,389 251,050 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.