Table** Annual catch table in metric tons by countries and by fisheries for Blue shark.
“0”; Fishing effort was reported but no catch. “+”; Bellow 499kg catch. “-“; Unreported catch or catch information not available.

Catch disposition	Year	JPN						KOR		MEX				TWN		USA						Total
Catch disposition	Year	Set-net	Drift gill-net	Longline	Others	Not specified	JPN Total	Longline	KOR Total	Others		MEX Total		Longline	TWN Total	Drift gill-net	Longline	Troll	Others	Sport	USA Total	Total
Retain catch	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															+			+		0	0
	1994			20,062			20,062									+			12		12	20,074
	1995			18,427			18,427									+			5		5	18,432
	1996			21,251			21,251									+			+		0	21,251
	1997			26,105			26,105									+			+		0	26,105
	1998			23,988			23,988									+			1		1	23,989
	1999			26,541			26,541									+			+		0	26,541
	2000			27,511			27,511									+			+		0	27,511
	2001			28,126			28,126			-		-							+		+	28,126
	2002			26,345			26,345			-		-							+		+	26,345
	2003			26,278			26,278			-		-				+			+		0	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			3,531		3,531					7				7	25,311
	2009	6	908	19,260	730	1	20,905			3,261		3,261		11,541	11,541	1	9		1		11	35,718
	2010	9	733	22,633	802	1	24,177			3,700		3,700		7,670	7,670	+	7		0		7	35,554
	2011	7	438	18,780	862	3	20,090			3,366		3,366		13,117	13,117		13		0		13	36,586
	2012	2	631	12,937	764	3	14,336			4,108		4,108		10,606	10,606		16		0		16	29,066
	2013	4	898	16,316	635	2	17,855	75	75	4,494		4,494		6,321	6,321		1	0	0		1	28,746
	2014	2	868	15,614	598	2	17,083	100	100	5,513		5,513		8,151	8,151		0		+	+	0	30,847
	2015	(2)	(868)	(15,614)	(598)	(2)	(17,083)	53	53	-	^*1	-	^*1	(8,272)	(8,272)				1	0	1	(25,409)	^{* 2}
Retain catch total		(32)	(5,344)	(466,171)	(4,989)	(14)	(476,546)	228	228	30,046	^{* 2}	30,046	^*2	(65,678)	(65,678)	13	61	0	54	0	128	(572,626)	^{* 2}
Release	2015							+	+													+
Release total								+	+													+
Total		(32)	(5,344)	(466,171)	(4,989)	(14)	(476,546)	228	228	30,046	^{* 2}	30,046	^{* 2}	(65,678)	(65,678)	13	61	0	54	0	128	(572,626)	^{* 2}
Numbers in paranthesus are provisional.
Sharks catch is all retained, and no discard data.
1) Mexico did not submit 2015 catch data to ISC16.
2) Total catch does not include Mexican 2015 catch