Cumulative catches
Cumulative catch by species and by fishing gear from purse seine vessels
Catch year: 2026
Yearly report no: 7
Preliminary estimates of the retained catches of tunas in the EPO for the period 01 January - 02 August 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 
70,528 116,326 9,943 1,286 1,664 199,747 35.8 Mexico 
125,990 3,681 3,928 130 1,262 3 134,994 24.2 Other 
24,472 33,224 2,738 87 42 60,563 11 Panama 
47,268 36,315 1,973 110 319 85,985 15.4 United States 
6,567 26,953 1,676 30 49 35,275 6.3 Venezuela 
39,405 1,308 1 35 40,749 7.3 Total 314,230 217,807 16,330 3,928 130 0 2,776 2,112 557,313 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 
20,725 25,116 21,552 35,843 16,330 BKJ 
3,465 4,568 3,678 3,236 2,776 BZX 
634 2 0 9 130 OTH 
1,154 1,746 1,815 1,379 2,112 PBF 
3,194 3,399 3,533 5,425 3,928 SKJ 
207,471 226,782 401,392 314,980 217,807 YFT 
193,975 209,174 196,795 305,284 314,230 Total 430,618 470,787 628,765 666,156 557,313 Other species may include other tunas, mackerel, sharks and miscellaneous fishes.