Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2025
Yearly report no: 6
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 29 June 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 
54,598 169,080 16,597 1 531 787 241,594 43.6 Mexico 
118,616 3,226 5,425 2,167 9 129,443 23.3 Other 
19,027 31,804 6,271 17 46 57,165 10.3 Panama 
29,540 40,607 5,181 31 94 75,453 13.6 United States 
2,753 16,485 3,336 1 21 22,596 4.1 Venezuela 
24,391 3,772 52 5 28,220 5.1 Total 248,925 264,974 31,437 5,425 1 0 2,747 962 554,471 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 
24,319 17,737 22,597 17,995 31,437 BKJ 
2,959 2,804 4,183 3,485 2,747 BZX 
46 38 2 0 1 OTH 
93 932 1,194 1,505 962 PBF 
3,026 3,194 3,399 3,533 5,425 SKJ 
189,059 176,625 191,691 349,318 264,974 YFT 
151,365 169,893 179,419 168,163 248,925 Total 370,867 371,223 402,485 543,999 554,471 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.