Table** Annual catch table in metric tons by countries and by fisheries for Pacific bluefin tuna. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
“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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Set-net | Longline1 | Pole and line | Troll2 | Others | Purse seine | JPN Total | Set-net | Longline | Purse seine | Trawl | Troll | KOR Total 3 | Others | Purse seine | MEX Total | Set-net | Gill-net (not specified) |
Drift gill-net |
Longline | Others | Purse seine | TWN Total | Drift gill-net |
Longline | Pole and line | Troll | Others | Purse seine | Sport | USA Total 6 | ||||||||||
Retain catch | 1952 | 2,145 | 2,694 | 2,198 | 667 | 1,700 | 7,680 | 17,084 | - | - | - | 2,076 | 2 | 2,078 | 19,162 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1953 | 2,335 | 3,040 | 3,052 | 1,472 | 160 | 5,570 | 15,629 | - | - | - | 4,433 | 48 | 4,481 | 20,110 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1954 | 5,579 | 3,088 | 3,044 | 1,656 | 266 | 5,366 | 18,999 | - | - | - | 9,537 | 11 | 9,548 | 28,547 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955 | 3,256 | 2,951 | 2,841 | 1,507 | 1,151 | 14,016 | 25,722 | - | - | - | 6,173 | 93 | 6,266 | 31,988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956 | 4,170 | 2,672 | 4,060 | 1,763 | 385 | 20,979 | 34,029 | - | - | - | 5,727 | 388 | 6,115 | 40,144 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1957 | 2,822 | 1,685 | 1,795 | 2,392 | 414 | 18,147 | 27,255 | - | - | - | 9,215 | 73 | 9,288 | 36,543 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1958 | 1,187 | 818 | 2,337 | 1,497 | 215 | 8,586 | 14,640 | - | - | - | 13,934 | 10 | 13,944 | 28,584 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1959 | 1,575 | 3,136 | 586 | 736 | 167 | 9,996 | 16,196 | 32 | 171 | 203 | 56 | 3,506 | 13 | 3,575 | 19,974 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1960 | 2,032 | 5,910 | 600 | 1,885 | 369 | 10,541 | 21,337 | - | - | - | + | 4,547 | 1 | 4,548 | 25,885 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1961 | 2,710 | 6,364 | 662 | 3,193 | 599 | 9,124 | 22,652 | - | 130 | 130 | 16 | 7,989 | 23 | 8,028 | 30,810 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1962 | 2,545 | 5,769 | 747 | 1,683 | 293 | 10,657 | 21,694 | - | 294 | 294 | + | 10,769 | 25 | 10,794 | 32,782 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1963 | 2,797 | 6,077 | 1,256 | 2,542 | 294 | 9,786 | 22,752 | - | 412 | 412 | 28 | 11,832 | 7 | 11,867 | 35,031 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1964 | 1,475 | 3,140 | 1,037 | 2,784 | 1,884 | 8,973 | 19,293 | - | 131 | 131 | 39 | 9,047 | 7 | 9,093 | 28,517 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1965 | 2,121 | 2,569 | 831 | 1,963 | 1,106 | 11,496 | 20,086 | - | 289 | 289 | 54 | 54 | 11 | + | 66 | 6,523 | 1 | 6,601 | 27,030 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1966 | 1,261 | 1,370 | 613 | 1,614 | 129 | 10,082 | 15,069 | - | 435 | 435 | - | - | 12 | 15,450 | 20 | 15,482 | 30,986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1967 | 2,603 | 878 | 1,210 | 3,273 | 302 | 6,462 | 14,728 | - | 371 | 371 | 53 | 53 | + | 5,517 | 32 | 5,549 | 20,701 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1968 | 3,058 | 500 | 983 | 1,568 | 217 | 9,268 | 15,594 | - | 195 | 195 | 33 | 33 | 8 | 5,773 | 12 | 5,793 | 21,615 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1969 | 2,187 | 878 | 721 | 2,219 | 195 | 3,236 | 9,436 | - | 260 | 260 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 6,657 | 15 | 6,681 | 16,400 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1970 | 1,779 | 607 | 723 | 1,198 | 224 | 2,907 | 7,438 | - | 92 | 92 | - | - | + | 3,873 | 19 | 3,892 | 11,422 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1971 | 1,555 | 697 | 938 | 1,492 | 317 | 3,721 | 8,720 | 0 | 0 | - | 555 | 555 | 1 | 1 | + | 7,804 | 8 | 7,812 | 17,088 | |||||||||||||||||||||
1972 | 1,107 | 512 | 944 | 842 | 197 | 4,212 | 7,814 | 0 | 0 | - | 1,646 | 1,646 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 42 | 11,656 | 15 | 11,716 | 21,190 | ||||||||||||||||||||
1973 | 2,351 | 838 | 526 | 2,108 | 636 | 2,266 | 8,725 | 0 | 0 | - | 1,084 | 1,084 | 33 | 33 | 5 | + | 20 | 9,639 | 54 | 9,718 | 19,560 | |||||||||||||||||||
1974 | 6,019 | 1,177 | 1,192 | 1,656 | 754 | 4,106 | 14,904 | 0 | 0 | - | 344 | 344 | 47 | 15 | 62 | + | + | 30 | 5,243 | 58 | 5,331 | 20,641 | ||||||||||||||||||
1975 | 2,433 | 1,061 | 1,401 | 1,031 | 808 | 4,491 | 11,225 | 3 | 3 | - | 2,145 | 2,145 | 61 | 5 | 66 | 83 | 1 | 7,353 | 34 | 7,471 | 20,910 | |||||||||||||||||||
1976 | 2,996 | 320 | 1,082 | 830 | 1,237 | 2,148 | 8,613 | 5 | 5 | - | 1,968 | 1,968 | 17 | 2 | 19 | 22 | + | 3 | 8,652 | 21 | 8,698 | 19,303 | ||||||||||||||||||
1977 | 2,257 | 338 | 2,256 | 2,166 | 1,052 | 5,110 | 13,179 | 0 | 0 | - | 2,186 | 2,186 | 131 | 2 | 133 | 10 | 3 | 3,259 | 19 | 3,291 | 18,789 | |||||||||||||||||||
1978 | 2,546 | 648 | 1,154 | 4,517 | 2,276 | 10,427 | 21,568 | 3 | 3 | - | 545 | 545 | 66 | 2 | 68 | 4 | 2 | 4,663 | 5 | 4,674 | 26,858 | |||||||||||||||||||
1979 | 4,558 | 729 | 1,250 | 2,655 | 2,429 | 13,881 | 25,502 | 0 | 0 | - | 213 | 213 | 58 | - | 58 | 5 | 1 | 5,889 | 11 | 5,906 | 31,679 | |||||||||||||||||||
1980 | 2,521 | 811 | 1,392 | 1,531 | 1,953 | 11,327 | 19,535 | 0 | 0 | - | 582 | 582 | 114 | 5 | 119 | + | 24 | 2,327 | 7 | 2,358 | 22,594 | |||||||||||||||||||
1981 | 2,129 | 590 | 754 | 1,777 | 2,653 | 25,422 | 33,325 | 0 | 0 | - | 218 | 218 | 179 | - | 179 | 4 | + | 10 | + | 867 | 9 | 890 | 34,612 | |||||||||||||||||
1982 | 1,667 | 718 | 1,777 | 864 | 1,709 | 19,234 | 25,969 | 0 | 31 | 31 | - | 506 | 506 | 2 | 207 | - | 209 | 9 | 1 | + | 2,639 | 11 | 2,660 | 29,375 | ||||||||||||||||
1983 | 972 | 217 | 356 | 2,028 | 1,117 | 14,774 | 19,464 | 0 | 13 | 13 | - | 214 | 214 | 2 | 175 | - | 9 | 186 | 31 | 59 | 2 | 629 | 33 | 754 | 20,631 | |||||||||||||||
1984 | 2,234 | 142 | 587 | 1,874 | 868 | 4,433 | 10,138 | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 166 | 166 | - | 477 | 8 | 5 | 490 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 673 | 49 | 752 | 11,551 | ||||||||||||||
1985 | 2,562 | 105 | 1,817 | 1,850 | 1,175 | 4,154 | 11,663 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | 676 | 676 | 11 | 210 | - | 80 | 301 | 8 | 20 | 3,320 | 89 | 3,437 | 16,078 | ||||||||||||||||
1986 | 2,914 | 102 | 1,086 | 1,467 | 719 | 7,412 | 13,700 | 0 | 344 | 344 | - | 189 | 189 | 13 | 70 | - | 16 | 99 | 16 | 41 | 4,851 | 12 | 4,920 | 19,252 | ||||||||||||||||
1987 | 2,198 | 211 | 1,565 | 880 | 445 | 8,653 | 13,952 | 13 | 89 | 102 | - | 119 | 119 | 14 | 365 | - | 21 | 400 | 2 | 18 | 861 | 34 | 915 | 15,488 | ||||||||||||||||
1988 | 843 | 157 | 907 | 1,124 | 498 | 3,605 | 7,134 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 447 | 448 | 37 | 108 | 25 | 197 | 367 | 4 | 46 | 923 | 6 | 979 | 8,960 | ||||||||||||||||
1989 | 748 | 209 | 754 | 903 | 283 | 6,190 | 9,087 | 0 | 71 | 71 | - | 57 | 57 | 51 | 205 | 3 | 259 | 518 | 3 | 18 | 1,046 | 112 | 1,179 | 10,912 | ||||||||||||||||
1990 | 716 | 309 | 536 | 1,250 | 455 | 2,989 | 6,255 | 0 | 132 | 132 | - | 50 | 50 | 299 | 189 | 16 | 149 | 653 | 11 | 81 | 1,380 | 65 | 1,537 | 8,627 | ||||||||||||||||
1991 | 1,485 | 218 | 286 | 2,069 | 650 | 9,808 | 14,516 | 0 | 265 | 265 | - | 9 | 9 | 107 | 342 | 12 | - | 461 | 4 | 2 | + | 410 | 92 | 508 | 15,759 | |||||||||||||||
1992 | 1,208 | 513 | 166 | 915 | 1,081 | 7,162 | 11,045 | 0 | 288 | 288 | - | 0 | - | 3 | 464 | 5 | 73 | 545 | 9 | 38 | 14 | 1,928 | 110 | 2,099 | 13,977 | |||||||||||||||
1993 | 848 | 812 | 129 | 546 | 365 | 6,600 | 9,300 | 0 | 40 | 40 | - | - | - | 471 | 3 | 1 | 475 | 32 | 42 | 29 | 580 | 283 | 966 | 10,781 | ||||||||||||||||
1994 | 1,158 | 1,206 | 162 | 4,111 | 398 | 8,131 | 15,166 | 0 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 63 | 65 | 559 | - | 559 | 28 | 30 | 1 | 906 | 86 | 1,051 | 16,891 | |||||||||||||||||
1995 | 1,859 | 678 | 270 | 4,778 | 586 | 18,909 | 27,080 | 0 | 821 | 821 | - | 11 | 11 | 335 | 2 | 337 | 20 | 29 | + | 657 | 245 | 951 | 29,200 | |||||||||||||||||
1996 | 1,149 | 901 | 94 | 3,640 | 570 | 7,644 | 13,998 | 0 | 102 | 102 | - | 3,700 | 3,700 | - | - | 956 | - | - | 956 | 43 | 25 | 2 | + | 4,639 | 40 | 4,749 | 23,505 | |||||||||||||
1997 | 803 | 1,300 | 34 | 2,740 | 811 | 13,152 | 18,840 | 0 | 1,054 | 1,054 | - | 367 | 367 | - | - | 1,814 | - | - | 1,814 | 58 | 26 | 1 | 48 | 2,240 | 131 | 2,504 | 24,579 | |||||||||||||
1998 | 874 | 1,255 | 85 | 2,876 | 700 | 5,391 | 11,181 | 0 | 188 | 188 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1,910 | - | - | 1,910 | 40 | 54 | 128 | 59 | 1,771 | 422 | 2,474 | 15,754 | |||||||||||||
1999 | 1,097 | 1,157 | 35 | 3,440 | 709 | 16,173 | 22,611 | 0 | 256 | 256 | 35 | 2,369 | 2,404 | - | - | 3,089 | - | - | 3,089 | 22 | 54 | 20 | 88 | 184 | 408 | 776 | 29,136 | |||||||||||||
2000 | 1,125 | 953 | 102 | 5,217 | 689 | 16,486 | 24,572 | 0 | 2,401 | 0 | 2,401 | 99 | 3,019 | 3,118 | - | 1 | 2,780 | 1 | - | 2,782 | 30 | 19 | 1 | 11 | 693 | 319 | 1,073 | 33,946 | ||||||||||||
2001 | 1,366 | 791 | 180 | 3,466 | 782 | 7,620 | 14,205 | 0 | 1,176 | 10 | 1,186 | - | 863 | 863 | - | 2 | 1,839 | 2 | - | 1,843 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 292 | 344 | 684 | 18,781 | ||||||||||||
2002 | 1,100 | 841 | 99 | 2,607 | 631 | 8,903 | 14,181 | 0 | 932 | 1 | 933 | 2 | 1,708 | 1,710 | - | 3 | 1,523 | 1 | - | 1,527 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50 | 613 | 675 | 19,026 | ||||||||||||
2003 | 839 | 1,237 | 44 | 2,060 | 446 | 5,768 | 10,394 | 0 | 2,601 | 0 | 2,601 | 43 | 3,211 | 3,254 | - | 10 | 1,863 | 11 | - | 1,884 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 355 | 395 | 18,528 | |||||||||||||
2004 | 896 | 1,847 | 132 | 2,445 | 514 | 8,257 | 14,091 | 0 | 773 | 0 | 773 | 14 | 8,880 | 8,894 | - | 1 | 1,714 | 2 | - | 1,717 | 10 | 1 | + | 50 | 61 | 25,536 | ||||||||||||||
2005 | 2,182 | 1,925 | 549 | 3,633 | 548 | 12,817 | 21,654 | 0 | 1,318 | 9 | 1,327 | - | 4,542 | 4,542 | 1 | - | 1,368 | 1 | - | 1,370 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 201 | 73 | 281 | 29,174 | |||||||||||||
2006 | 1,421 | 1,121 | 108 | 1,860 | 777 | 8,880 | 14,167 | 0 | 1,012 | 3 | 1,015 | - | 9,927 | 9,927 | 1 | - | 1,149 | - | - | 1,150 | 1 | 1 | + | 94 | 96 | 26,355 | ||||||||||||||
2007 | 1,503 | 1,762 | 236 | 2,823 | 657 | 6,840 | 13,821 | 0 | 1,281 | 4 | 1,285 | - | 4,147 | 4,147 | 2 | 8 | 1,401 | - | - | 1,411 | 2 | + | + | 42 | 12 | 56 | 20,720 | |||||||||||||
2008 | 2,358 | 1,390 | 64 | 2,377 | 770 | 10,221 | 17,180 | 0 | 1,866 | 10 | 1,876 | 15 | 4,392 | 4,407 | 1 | 1 | 979 | - | - | 981 | 1 | + | + | 63 | 64 | 24,508 | ||||||||||||||
2009 | 2,236 | 1,080 | 50 | 2,003 | 575 | 8,077 | 14,021 | 0 | 936 | 4 | 940 | - | 3,019 | 3,019 | 1 | 10 | 877 | - | - | 888 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 410 | 156 | 572 | 19,440 | ||||||||||||
2010 | 1,603 | 890 | 83 | 1,583 | 495 | 3,742 | 8,396 | 0 | 1,196 | 16 | 1,212 | - | 7,746 | 7,746 | 29 | 7 | 373 | - | - | 409 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 89 | 17,852 | ||||||||||||||
2011 | 1,651 | 837 | 63 | 1,820 | 283 | 8,340 | 12,994 | 0 | 670 | 14 | + | 684 | 1 | 2,730 | 2,731 | 16 | 7 | 292 | 1 | 0 | 316 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 225 | 343 | 17,068 | ||||||||||||
2012 | 1,932 | 673 | 113 | 570 | 343 | 2,462 | 6,093 | 0 | 1,421 | 2 | 1 | 1,424 | 1 | 6,667 | 6,668 | 2 | - | 210 | 2 | - | 214 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 400 | 442 | 14,841 | ||||||||||||
2013 | 1,415 | * 4 | 784 | 8 | 904 | 529 | 2,771 | 6,411 | 1 | 0 | 604 | 0 | + | 605 | 3,154 | 3,154 | 2 | 1 | 331 | - | - | 334 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 809 | 820 | 11,324 | |||||||||||
2014 | 1,907 | 683 | 5 | 1,023 | 499 | 5,456 | 9,573 | 6 | 0 | 1,305 | 0 | 0 | 1,311 | 4,862 | 4,862 | 38 | 4 | 483 | - | - | 525 | 5 | 0 | + | 2 | 401 | 436 | 844 | 17,115 | |||||||||||
2015 | 1,290 | (647) | * 5 | 9 | 462 | 415 | 3,364 | (6,187) | 1 | 0 | 676 | 0 | 0 | 677 | (3,082) | (3,082) | (38) | (4) | (577) | - | - | (619) | 4 | 0 | 6 | 86 | 359 | 455 | (11,020) | |||||||||||
Retain catch total | 128,268 | (89,538) | 54,676 | 128,425 | 46,474 | 554,401 | (1,001,782) | 7 | 25 | 23,949 | 73 | 1 | 24,054 | 245 | (95,159) | (95,404) | (131) | (59) | 539 | (30,589) | 126 | 810 | (32,254) | 497 | 334 | 376 | 169 | 844 | 241,764 | 7,665 | 251,649 | (1,405,145) | ||||||||
Total | 128,268 | (89,538) | 54,676 | 128,425 | 46,474 | 554,401 | (1,001,782) | 7 | 25 | 23,949 | 73 | 1 | 24,054 | 245 | (95,159) | (95,404) | (131) | (59) | 539 | (30,589) | 126 | 810 | (32,254) | 497 | 334 | 376 | 169 | 844 | 241,764 | 7,665 | 251,649 | (1,405,145) | ||||||||
Numbers in paranthesis are provisional. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1) Japanese coastal longline and others catch data from 2007 to 2013 was revised as a result of deleting double counting and changing the data source (ISC15/STATWG/WP-4). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2) Japanese troll catch since 1998 includes catch from farming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3) Catch statistics of Korea were derived from Japanese Import statistics for 1982-1999. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4) Catch of set net in 2013 were updated based on the Japanese official statistics of annual catch. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5) Catch of Japanese coastal longline in 2015 is provisional value. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6) USA in 1952-1958 contains catch from other countries - primarily Mexico. Other includes catches from gillnet, troll, pole-and-line, and longline. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||