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
		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
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		1,076		13,132		762		3		14,975				4,108		4,108		10,606	10,606		16		0		16	29,705
	2013	6		1,103		16,581		626		2		18,319		75	75	4,494		4,494		6,321	6,321		1	0	0		1	29,210
	2014	4		1,060		15,644		598		2		17,306		100	100	5,513		5,513		8,151	8,151		0		0	0	0	31,070
	2015	21		697		12,083		387		2		13,190		53	53	-		-		8,551	8,551				1		1	21,795	#
	2016	(21)		(697)		(12,083)		(387)		(2)		(13,190)		0	0	-		-		9,444	9,444				(0)		0	(22,634)	#
Retain catch total		(32)		(5,344)		(466,171)		(4,989)		(14)		(473,979)		228	228	30,046	* 2	30,046		(65,678)	(65,678)	13	61	0	54	0	128	(570,059)
Release	2015													0	0													+
	2016													8	8													8
Release total														8	8													8
Total		(32)		(5344)		(466171)		(4989)		(14)		(473979)		236	236	30,046		30,046		(65678)	(65678)	13	61	0	54	0	128	(570067)