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Data for Purse Seine Catch in WIO

Year Quarter 1 (mt) Quarter 2 (mt) Quarter 3 (mt) Quarter 4 (mt) Total Catch (mt)
2024 99379.414 85889.695 93345.26 97950.69 376565.059
2023 120262.04 90092.31 81340.766 81427.67 373122.786
2022 120035.234 75148.03 124206.64 83887.25 403277.154
2021 117280.875 87679.5 124190.125 83771.33 412921.83
2020 89015.28 75537.984 98809.44 90311.8 353674.504
2019 120551.98 79932.64 104985.164 100985.44 406455.224
2018 153361.02 82373.17 121800.17 82296.984 439831.344
2017 109698.09 77611.086 101587.56 77860.17 366756.906
2016 93224.53 64201.53 104881.76 89619.45 351927.27
2015 92622.78 55850.586 72105.28 69125.14 289703.786
2014 93162.56 44331.17 76964.28 63378.973 277836.983
2013 74655.91 49547.92 75141.484 78533.56 277878.874
2012 73238.7 48980.1 47744.875 61513.035 231476.71
2011 72443.34 42968.273 64381.008 78568.38 258361.001
2010 77303.92 51388.105 75505.09 75046.516 279243.631
2009 80825.47 35174.82 86842.58 59875.74 262718.61
2008 72208.25 50204.832 69248.67 87294.59 278956.342
2007 55674.96 45831.17 83280.84 60883.516 245670.486
2006 96586.89 53971.887 114902.43 124474.16 389935.367
2005 103221.59 57489.97 115206.59 113338.305 389256.455
2004 101443.22 65893.66 94846.914 96074.09 358257.884
2003 115708.95 60885.555 97291.92 134479.1 408365.525
2002 83061.32 64862.69 113719.9 116383.484 378027.394
2001 81196.44 44406.035 88632.45 85721.73 299956.655
2000 78761.94 62475.125 94472.586 94565.57 330275.221

Data for Purse Seine Catch inside Seychelles EEZ

Year Quarter 1 (mt) Quarter 2 (mt) Quarter 3 (mt) Quarter 4 (mt) Total Catch (mt)
2024 21622.807 21558.81 38353.676 12038.788 93574.081
2023 20446.277 22744.934 8402.102 17667.467 69260.78
2022 52112.844 24093.262 23443.223 13830.123 113479.452
2021 12565.266 12176.359 10518.359 6821.618 42081.602
2020 27621.352 24346.559 36301.863 7397.7705 95667.5445
2019 24704.703 21738.516 33426.98 5181.635 85051.834
2018 34913.867 12147.545 33296.29 8290.928 88648.63
2017 31376.777 18028.014 12552.378 11402.334 73359.503
2016 18995.07 25430.982 25241.943 23290.072 92958.067
2015 22422.207 4053.548 9963.979 12606.244 49045.978

Data for Purse Seine Catch By Species in WIO

Year Yellowfin (mt) Bigeye (mt) Skipjack (mt) Albacore (mt) Other Species (mt) Total Catch (mt)
2024 116762.24 23244.115 228968 82 7465 376565.22
2023 106605.28 32850.664 226474 48 7101 373122.66
2022 120801.05 36362.43 241933 38 4137 403277.38
2021 119570.98 37078.168 252704 163 3369 412921.62
2020 110752.33 16702.451 223619 137 2471 353674.7
2019 128907.05 24160.033 252120 158 1093 406455
2018 140272.9 23261.42 274312 101 1882 439831.34
2017 137969.75 29607.738 197693 468 1018 366757.25
2016 146762.92 22435.002 182028 418 272 351927.5
2015 135796.72 25039.006 128122 533 179 289703.7
2014 126800 21236.418 129116 521 167 277837.1
2013 135360.7 24759.656 117042 495 203 277878.78
2012 131056.84 16994.78 82166 1210 55 231476.72
2011 110573.72 19864.488 127153 744 29 258360.81
2010 103127.125 22101.566 153780 186 45 279243.66
2009 84820.84 26987.127 150412 418 71 262718.78
2008 112723.89 26950.895 137331 1570 378 278956.34
2007 92033.84 20455.15 132242 660 278 245670.31
2006 145596.19 18105.98 224075 1195 966 389935.3
2005 176321.98 21847.695 190040 143 885 389256.62
2004 201726.62 18847.928 137114 238 338 358257.8
2003 197782.17 19026.3 189574 1577 405 408365.38
2002 128206.14 25825.727 217839 785 5354 378027.34
2001 111877.14 18131.691 165494 2151 2302 299956.66
2000 113648.61 21985.145 191422 1077 2135 330275.1

Data for Landing and Transhipment in Port Victoria

Year Quarter 1 (mt) Quarter 2 (mt) Quarter 3 (mt) Quarter 4 (mt) Total Catch (mt)
2023 101636 90319 82589 71056 345600
2022 100148 73431 107169 91168 371916
2021 106419 86123 107586 86388 386516
2020 81970 74530 87735 89642 333877
2019 112937 83946 89760 101812 388455
2018 138277 77304 108745 98296 422622
2017 100588 75655 88217 76529 340989
2016 78445 62236 97527 88990 327198
2015 87533 39564 72333 68602 268032
2014 75961 38516 69127 61484 245088

Data for Landing and Transhipment by Flag in Port Victoria

Landing (mt) Transhipment (mt)
Year Seychelles Spain France Others Total Seychelles Spain France Others Total
2023 19515.00 16331.00 18382.00 6340.00 60568.00 91238.00 114441.00 23013.00 56340.00 285032.00
2022 15501.00 14914.00 20147.00 7039.00 57601.00 98246.00 124749.00 38581.00 52739.00 314315.00
2021 15824.00 10246.00 23639.00 12075.00 61784.00 96704.00 146852.00 44021.00 37155.00 324732.00
2020 14845.00 10630.00 22694.00 6627.00 54796.00 89323.00 127773.00 30320.00 31665.00 279081.00
2019 18097.00 10309.00 14461.00 5990.00 48857.00 86332.00 155831.00 56894.00 40541.00 339598.00
2018 14229.00 20344.00 15738.00 3233.00 53544.00 107234.00 167993.00 65539.00 28312.00 369078.00
2017 13851.00 16617.00 17292.00 3388.00 51148.00 107646.00 105948.00 47103.00 29144.00 289841.00
2016 16513.00 25434.00 18004.00 5147.00 65098.00 85388.00 99135.00 46229.00 31348.00 262100.00
2015 26827.00 19204.00 15364.00 4163.00 65558.00 51523.00 96901.00 32299.00 21751.00 202474.00
2014 15473.00 23220.00 18089.00 3503.00 60285.00 40285.00 97275.00 28761.00 18482.00 184803.00

Data for Landing and Transhipment by Species in Port Victoria

Catches Landed/Transhipped (mt)
Year Yellowfin Skipjack Bigeye Albacore Mix Species Total
2023 97909.00 207971.00 31014.00 73.00 3649.00 340616
2022 108914.00 210062.00 29289.00 12.00 21547.00 369824
2021 101408.00 220704.00 30252.00 266.00 31286.00 383916
2020 93401.00 166766.00 21520.00 87.00 49349.00 331123
2019 95171.00 157700.00 27026.00 45.00 106087.00 386029
2018 69908.00 146616.00 21067.00 3.00 182045.00 419639
2017 39536.00 51068.00 7708.00 172.00 241738.00 340222
2016 45625.00 37715.00 4631.00 118.00 238709.00 326798
2015 36231.00 20586.00 4961.00 201.00 205786.00 267765
2014 29155.00 19830.00 4197.00 120.00 191620.00 244922