Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear other than longline, principally by purse seine and pole-and-line
Catch year: 2022
Yearly report no: 9
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 02 October 2022, 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 
47,500 137,999 11,712 38 2 1,073 2,751 201,075 38.2 Mexico 
102,161 10,281 305 3,194 2,733 3,217 24 121,915 23.2 Nicaragua 
7,518 6,552 1,106 2 17 15,195 2.9 Other 
17,570 31,978 4,742 29 87 54,406 10.4 Panama 
29,946 40,356 3,242 44 162 73,750 14 United States 
3,185 16,814 2,259 2 61 22,321 4.2 Venezuela 
31,337 5,762 141 2 27 37,269 7.1 Total 239,217 249,742 23,507 3,194 2,771 2 4,369 3,129 525,931 Other flags include Colombia, EU (Spain), El Salvador; this category is used to avoid revealing the operations of individual vessels or companies.
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Species 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 ALB 
8 0 0 0 2 BET 
47,577 41,402 41,626 33,731 23,507 BKJ 
2,262 3,691 1,587 3,624 4,369 BZX 
1,819 5,450 2,633 4,865 2,771 OTH 
402 502 328 1,538 3,129 PBF 
2,851 2,460 3,268 3,026 3,194 SKJ 
220,781 270,271 257,108 260,824 249,742 YFT 
190,964 180,353 177,913 214,895 239,217 Total 466,664 504,129 484,463 522,503 525,931 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.