Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2025
Yearly report no: 8
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 31 August 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 
72,979 206,075 18,431 9 992 1,533 300,019 40.9 Mexico 
160,400 3,712 5,425 55 2,437 8 172,037 23.4 Other 
25,116 49,244 7,705 50 80 82,195 11.2 Panama 
42,147 51,420 6,001 48 147 99,763 13.6 United States 
4,340 28,585 4,273 3 15 37,216 5.1 Venezuela 
37,984 4,369 122 7 20 42,502 5.8 Total 342,966 343,405 36,532 5,425 64 0 3,537 1,803 733,732 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 
31,659 21,718 27,257 24,051 36,532 BKJ 
3,260 4,013 4,999 4,353 3,537 BZX 
4,609 1,873 2 0 64 OTH 
1,074 2,296 2,447 2,248 1,803 PBF 
3,026 3,194 3,399 3,533 5,425 SKJ 
233,637 227,068 259,722 454,455 343,405 YFT 
184,781 215,959 238,655 224,705 342,966 Total 462,046 476,121 536,481 713,345 733,732 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.