ANALYSIS: Diving into Tuna Landings, Price Trends in the Eastern Pacific Ocean for 2024-2025

The Eastern Pacific Ocean (EPO) total catches for tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) in 2024 displayed a significant increase, accounting for a growth of 60.5% year on year (y-o-y). In contrast, the catches for yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) declined by 0.3% y-o-y in the EPO.
In 2024, the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC) estimated that the total landings of skipjack tuna were 623,650 metric tons (mt). Ecuador had the highest share of this species at 56%, followed by Panama with 16%...
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