Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2026
Yearly report no: 2
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 01 March 2026, 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 
15,809 34,662 4,293 100 121 54,985 38.1 Mexico 
33,489 1,512 2,826 37,827 26.2 Other 
7,933 8,406 1,281 1 3 17,624 12.2 Panama 
12,180 8,304 528 2 26 21,040 14.6 United States 
628 3,561 378 4,567 3.2 Venezuela 
7,955 255 3 8,213 5.7 Total 77,994 56,700 6,480 2,826 0 0 103 153 144,256 Other flags include Colombia, EU (Spain), Nicaragua, El Salvador, Guatemala; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
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Species 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 ALB 
0 0 0 0 0 BET 
4,215 6,029 3,228 8,808 6,480 BKJ 
70 243 50 253 103 BZX 
0 0 0 0 0 OTH 
139 125 292 211 153 PBF 
3,181 3,399 3,533 1,643 2,826 SKJ 
40,843 58,790 106,854 83,084 56,700 YFT 
43,443 41,443 37,365 62,424 77,994 Total 91,891 110,029 151,322 156,423 144,256 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.