Table** Annual catch table in metric tons by country and by fishery for blue shark (Prionace glauca).
“0”; Fishing effort was reported but no catch. “+”; Bellow 499kg catch. “-“; Unreported catch or catch information not available. *: Data from the most recent years are provisional.
Catch disposition	Year	JPN		KOR		MEX		TWN		USA					Species Grand Total
		Longline	JPN total	Longline	KOR total	Others	MEX total	Longline	TWN total	Drift gill-net	Longline	Troll	Others	USA total
Retained	1985									+			1	1	1
	1986									1			1	2	2
	1987									1			1	2	2
	1988									+			3	3	3
	1989												6	6	6
	1990									+			20	20	20
	1991									+			1	1	1
	1992									1			1	2	2
	1993									+			+	+	+
	1994	20,062	20,062							+			12	12	20,074
	1995	18,427	18,427							+			5	5	18,432
	1996	21,251	21,251							+			+	+	21,251
	1997	26,105	26,105							+			+	+	26,105
	1998	23,988	23,988							+			1	1	23,989
	1999	26,541	26,541							+			+	+	26,541
	2000	27,511	27,511							+			+	+	27,511
	2001	28,126	28,126			-	-						+	+	28,126
	2002	26,345	26,345			-	-						+	+	26,345
	2003	26,278	26,278			-	-			+			+	+	26,278
	2004	22,470	22,470			-	-						+	+	22,470
	2005	21,887	21,887			-	-						+	+	21,887
	2006	19,063	19,063			-	-						+	+	19,063
	2007	15,190	15,190			2,073	2,073			9	8		+	17	17,280
	2008	21,773	21,773			3,530	3,530				7			7	25,310
	2009	13,721	13,721			3,260	3,260	11,541	11,541	1	9		1	11	28,533
	2010	13,084	13,084			3,700	3,700	7,670	7,670	+	7		0	7	24,461
	2011	6,916	6,916			3,365	3,365	13,117	13,117		13		0	13	23,411
	2012	11,137	11,137			4,107	4,107	10,606	10,606		16		0	16	25,866
	2013	12,438	12,438	75	75	4,494	4,494	6,321	6,321		1	0	0	1	23,329
	2014*	11,037	11,037	100	100	5,513	5,513	8,150	8,150		0		0	0	24,800
1) Shark catch is all retained, and no discard data.