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: 7
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 30 July 2023, 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 
32,718 139,568 13,315 1 873 1,628 188,103 40 Mexico 
103,306 6,184 262 3,399 3,661 2 116,814 24.8 Nicaragua 
7,434 5,183 925 4 13,546 2.9 Other 
21,139 30,515 6,172 6 27 57,859 12.3 Panama 
23,635 31,177 2,697 28 82 57,619 12.2 United States 
3,924 12,813 1,745 18,482 3.9 Venezuela 
17,018 1,342 1 3 18,364 3.9 Total 209,174 226,782 25,116 3,399 2 0 4,568 1,746 470,787 Other flags include Colombia, Peru, EU (Spain), El Salvador; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
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Species 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 ALB 
0 0 0 0 0 BET 
34,592 36,335 27,504 20,725 25,116 BKJ 
3,270 1,101 3,100 3,465 4,568 BZX 
1,552 1,105 1,259 634 2 OTH 
161 221 791 1,154 1,746 PBF 
2,252 3,268 3,026 3,194 3,399 SKJ 
213,182 227,911 209,893 207,471 226,782 YFT 
150,770 153,320 172,252 193,975 209,174 Total 405,779 423,261 417,825 430,618 470,787 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.