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1 COMPARISON OF TUNA CATCH STATISTICS FOR THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC OCEAN HELD BY FAO AND Tim Lawson Oceanic Fisheries Programme and Luca Garibaldi FAO Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit Oceanic Fisheries Programme Internal Report No. 41 Oceanic Fisheries Programme Secretariat of the Pacific Community Noumea, New Caledonia May 2000

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3 1 INTRODUCTION From 6 to 9 December 1999, the Fisheries Statistician collaborated with the Fishery Information, Data and Statistics Unit (FIDI) of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. Travel expenses for this and related work were funded by FAO. Among the subjects of collaboration was the comparison of annual catch statistics held by FAO and for tuna species in the western and central Pacific Ocean. The tables presented below compare catch statistics for three distant-water fishing nations (Japan, Korea and Taiwan 1 ) in FAO Area 71 (Figure 1). Four species are examined: albacore (Thunnus alalunga), bigeye (Thunnus obesus), skipjack (Katsuwonus pelamis) and yellowfin (Thunnus albacares). FAO collects capture fishery statistics through the FAO FISHSTAT NS1 questionnaire, which is sent to national correspondents of governmental institutions. The FAO statistics presented below were taken from the FAO FISHDAB database in December The statistics were determined from catch and effort data grouped by time-area strata, which were provided by the fishing nations, and estimates of annual catches, which were either provided by the fishing nations or, when not available from the fishing nation, estimated from other sources of information. The statistics were determined from information available in April The tables show that there are many significant discrepancies between the FAO and statistics. In particular, the statistics for all four species combined for two distant-water fishing nations, Japan and Taiwan, exceed 100,000 t in some years. While the reasons for the discrepancies are, in most cases, unknown, there is no doubt that the problems are related in part to the difference in the sources of the statistics. For Japan, FAO receives statistics from the Fishery Planning Section of the Department of Statistics and Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, in Tokyo, whereas receives data from the National Research Institute for Far Seas Fisheries in Shimizu. For Korea, FAO receives statistics from the International Organisation Division of the Minstry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Seoul, whereas receives data from the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute in Busan. For Taiwan, FAO receives statistics from the Fisheries Administration, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, whereas receives data from the Overseas Fisheries Development Council. Since, in most cases, the causes of the discrepancies are not known, it is intended that this document be circulated to the sources of the FAO and statistics in order to obtain the information necessary to explain and resolve the discrepancies. It is intended that this document will be revised, at a later date, in order to further monitor the status of the FAO and statistics for Japan, Korea and Taiwan. Comparisons of statistics for several other countries and territories in the western and central Pacific Ocean may also be included. JAPAN Tables 1 4 presents a comparison of fishery statistics of annual catches of albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin taken by Japanese fleets in FAO Area 71. Table 5 compares statistics of the total catch of the four species. 1 In the FAO list of countries this entity is referred to as Taiwan Province of China.

4 2 ½ The FAO statistics were provided by the Fishery Planning Section, Department of Statistics and Information, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tokyo, Japan. ½ The estimates for longline (LL), pole-and-line (PL) and purse seine (PS) were determined from catch data, grouped by time and area, that were provided by the National Research Institute of Far Seas Fisheries (NRIFSF), Shimizu, Japan. Longline catch data were provided by NRIFSF in units of numbers of fish; these estimates were converted to units of kilograms by the Oceanic Fisheries Programme. Pole-and-line catch data do not represent complete coverage, although coverage is high. Table 1. Annual albacore catch statistics (tonnes) for Japanese fleets in FAO Area 71 YEAR LL PL PS TOTAL FAO DIFF , ,336 8,500-7, , , ,170 2, ,300-1, , ,503 22,416-20, ,462-13, ,424-8, ,650-4, ,755-6, , , ,203 3,161-1, , ,760 4,901-2, , ,708 7,181-4, , ,906 4,252-2, , ,782 3,248-1, , ,478 8,282-6, , ,576 9,772-8, ,289-8, , ,747 4,824-3, , ,326 6,542-5, , ,065 7,021-5, ,352-3, ,405-7, , ,455 12,173-8, , ,115 19,144-15, , ,477 17,490-14, , ,832 2, , ,012 2, Albacore Fields for albacore catches are not included in the grouped pole-and-line and purse-seine catch data provided to by NRIFSF; instead, catches of albacore are covered under the field for other species. Hence, estimates of albacore catches for pole-and-line and purse seine are unavailable. Purse-seine catches of albacore are known to be negligible in Area 71. Estimates of pole-and-line catches of albacore in the WCPO, rather than Area 71, have been provided by NRIFSF for ; these values range from 0 to 49 t. It would therefore appear that pole-and-line catches in Area 71 are also negligible. Albacore have, in the past, been taken by drift gillnet, but these catches are believed to have occurred well to the north and to the south of Area 71. The estimates of total albacore catches are all lower than the FAO statistics, usually much lower, with some discrepancies greater than 10,000 t (i.e. 1974, 1975, 1994 and 1995). While the estimates of longline catches may be biased because of the way in which the catches were converted by from numbers of fish to metric tonnes, this would not, in itself, account for such

5 3 large discrepancies. Clearly, either (a) the longline data held by do not, in fact, represent full coverage or (b) the FAO statistics are over-estimated. Table 2. Annual bigeye catch statistics (tonnes) for Japanese fleets in FAO Area 71 YEAR LL PL PS TOTAL FAO DIFF , , , , , ,418 20,100-4, , ,052 14,400-3, , ,898 19,916-5, , ,227 25,704-9, , ,720 22,376-7, , ,282 26,474-8, , ,942 22,274-8, , ,282 17,838 21,590-3, , ,131 21,099 21, , ,814 17,801 18, , ,101 19,906 21,041-1, , ,890 18,523 19, , ,214 19,676 15,684 3, , ,421 23,784 20,510 3, , ,923 21,341 22,548-1, , ,534 24,971 25, , ,075 17,262 14,551 2, , ,205 20,860 22,163-1, , ,491 22,534 31,166-8, , ,602 17,467 20,560-3, , ,539 21,398 27,304-5, , ,476 17,055 18,529-1, , ,540 16,482 18,061-1, , ,153 15,224 15, , ,872 11,292 9,529 1, , ,027 18,485 16,651 1,834 Bigeye The and FAO statistics of bigeye catches are generally similar, although there are some years for which the discrepancies are greater than 5,000 t (i.e , 1990 and 1992). While the estimates are usually lower than the FAO statistics, this is not always the case.

6 4 Table 3. Annual skipjack catch statistics (tonnes) for Japanese fleets in FAO Area 71 YEAR LL PL PS TOTAL FAO DIFF , , , ,645 79,700-19, ,495 1, , ,900 6, ,195 2, , ,199-57, ,149 4,583 95, ,539-23, ,880 10, , ,323-43, ,490 13, , ,833-6, ,703 23, , ,253-56, ,947 24, , ,837-42, ,248 30, , ,868-28, ,420 36, , ,104-5, ,445 70, , ,713 10, , , , ,527 35, , , , ,439 1, , , ,476 95,133 92, , , , ,225-38, ,111 88, , ,121-23, , , , ,701-17, , , , ,594-9, , , , ,599-9, , , , ,950-68, , , , ,539-22, ,477 95, , ,572-38, , , , ,970-2, , , , ,215-22, , , , ,008-2, ,892 84, , ,295-9,824 Skipjack The estimates of total skipjack catches are usually lower than the FAO statistics, although there are some that are higher. Some discrepancies are greater in absolute value than 50,000 t (i.e. 1974, 1978, 1985 and 1991). Of particular note is the discrepancy of +92,343 t for The FAO statistic for 1985 is inconsistent with the FAO time series, in particular the statistics for the previous and subsequent years. According to FAO statistics, in 1985 there was a corresponding increase of catches in Area 77, which is adjacent to Area 71. FAO is therefore investigating with Japan to determine whether catches from Area 71 in 1985 could have been allocated to Area 77 in error.

7 5 Table 4. Annual yellowfin catch statistics (tonnes) for Japanese fleets in FAO Area 71 YEAR LL PL PS TOTAL FAO DIFF , , , , ,286 1, ,592 24,300-2, ,588 1, ,506 29, , ,719 31,670-3, ,375 1,535 1,596 28,506 33,070-4, ,917 2,114 3,135 32,166 37,813-5, ,238 3,404 4,517 45,158 50,822-5, , ,039 61,480 73,080-11, , ,789 50,299 54,789-4, ,096 1,322 8,646 72,064 75,990-3, ,598 1,916 19,496 72,009 77,287-5, ,509 1,909 26,658 70,076 72,362-2, ,677 1,366 24,537 69,579 70,682-1, ,584 1,183 28,091 58,858 60,277-1, ,330 4,185 32,051 72,567 38,990 33, , ,716 64,326 72,234-7, , ,860 63,727 74,503-10, , ,768 55,806 53,669 2, ,710 1,073 30,156 55,938 61,987-6, ,057 1,217 30,223 55,496 53,953 1, , ,193 61,502 62, ,231 1,562 45,508 67,301 74,217-6, , ,806 70,866 76,876-6, , ,808 58,641 63,999-5, , ,821 57,617 60,469-2, , ,137 34,611 34, , ,543 67,824 63,609 4,215 Yellowfin The and FAO statistics of yellowfin catches are generally similar, although there are some years for which the discrepancies are greater than 10,000 t (i.e. 1978, 1985 and 1987). As for the FAO skipjack statistics for 1985, the FAO yellowfin statistics for 1985 is inconsistent with the FAO statistics for the previous and subsequent year and is almost certainly in error.

8 6 Table 5. Annual albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin catch statistics (tonnes) for Japanese fleets in FAO Area 71 YEAR LL PL PS TOTAL FAO DIFF , , , , ,864 62, , ,100-27, , ,224 2, , ,400 1, , ,384 3, , ,201-87, ,962 93,112 6, , ,775-51, ,390 94,649 13, , ,936-64, , ,788 18, , ,779-24, , ,009 31, , ,362-82, ,175 83,234 35, , ,272-50, , ,990 40, , ,700-34, ,083 96,597 59, , ,701-13, ,329 83,047 99, , ,297 2, , , , , ,566 31, , , , , ,648 3, ,690 88, , , , , ,444 76, , , ,779-56, ,954 83, , , ,850-43, ,119 97, , , ,745-15, ,606 97, , , ,286-21, ,007 45, , , ,739-22, ,951 31, , , ,233-75, ,934 28, , , ,465-42, ,470 26, , , ,150-54, ,552 33, , , ,174-24, ,810 33, , , ,797-39, ,567 36, , , ,324-1, ,509 26, , , ,401-4,608 Albacore, Bigeye, Skipjack and Yellowfin For most years, the FAO statistics of the total catch of albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin by the Japanese fleets in Area 71 significantly exceed the estimates determined from grouped catch data held by. However, the FAO statistics for 1983 and 1985 are considerably less than the estimate, with the discrepancy for 1985 being equal to 122,390 t. REPUBLIC OF KOREA Tables 6 9 presents a comparison of statistics of annual catches of albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin taken by Korean fleets in FAO Area 71. Table 10 compares statistics of the total catch of the four species. ½ The FAO statistics were provided by the International Organisation Division of the Minstry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Seoul. ½ The estimates for longline (LL) were determined from catch data for the distant-water fleet, grouped by time and area, that were provided to by the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute (NFRDI). The grouped catch data provided by NFRDI were raised by to represent the total catch on the basis of total catch estimates for the Statistical Area provided by NFRDI. The estimates for longline also cover a small amount taken by offshore longliners.

9 7 ½ The statistics for purse seine (PS) were provided by NFRDI. The 1997 statistics provided by NFRDI include catches taken in FAO Area 77. Therefore, these estimates were adjusted to represent catches in FAO Area 71 only. According to logsheet data held at, the proportion of the Korean purse-seine catch of skipjack during 1997 taken in FAO Area 71 was 73.2 percent for skipjack and 76.9 percent for bigeye and yellowfin. The NFRDI estimates of purse-seine catches of yellowfin and bigeye were adjusted by for the mis-identification of bigeye as yellowfin. Table 6. Annual albacore statistics (tonnes) for Korean fleets in FAO Area , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,613 1, , , , , , Albacore The long-term trends in the two sets of estimates are similar, although the FAO statistics tend to be lower than the estimates. The discrepancies may be due to the manner in which the catch data were raised by.

10 8 Table 7. Annual bigeye statistics (tonnes) for Korean fleets in FAO Area , , , , ,193 4, , ,961 5, , ,985 3, , ,218 4, , ,265 5, , ,393 2, , , , ,336 1, ,132 1,321 2,453 1, ,436 1,042 4,478 1,900 2, ,480 1,869 6,349 2,506 3, ,408 2,042 6,450 3,742 2, ,426 3,410 1,986 1, ,872 4,427 8,299 3,764 4, ,178 2,481 4,659 2,235 2, ,262 3,194 1,980 1, ,486 2,306 5,792 1,483 4, , ,153 1,120 1, ,205 1,947 3,152 2, Bigeye From 1982 onwards, the FAO statistics tend to be lower than the estimates, probably due to purse-seine catches being under-estimated in the statistics provided to FAO. Bigeye are usually reported as yellowfin on logsheets and in landings data. has estimated bigeye catches for the Korean and other fleets based on port sampling data. The discrepancies may also be due to the manner in which the longline catch data were raised by.

11 9 Table 8. Annual skipjack statistics (tonnes) for Korean fleets in FAO Area ,189-6, ,400-2, ,856-5, ,242-6, ,550-1, ,462 1,474 3,006-1, ,167 10,174 10, ,417 15,420 15, ,767 13,774 13, ,655 9,659 11,270-1, ,305 25,308 25, ,918 40,920 40, ,032 64,043 63, ,903 80,911 80, , , , , , , , , ,954 1, ,989 73,989 73, , , , , , , , , ,434 1, ,859 84, ,042-29,183 Skipjack For , the period prior to the purse-seine fishery, the FAO statistics are much greater than the estimates. Given that the longline fishery takes negligible quantities of skipjack, the FAO statistics are probably over-estimated. For , when the purse-seine fleet was responsible almost all of the skipjack catch, the and FAO statistics are in agreement. The discrepancy for 1997 may be due to the inclusion of purse-seine catches in FAO Area 77 in the FAO statistics. For several years, the data are identical, which indicates that the source of the data provided to FAO by the International Organisation Division and to are the same, i.e. the National Fisheries Research and Development Institute.

12 10 Table 9. Annual yellowfin statistics (tonnes) for Korean fleets in FAO Area , , , , ,107 3,664 2, , ,096 5,462 7, , ,567 5,088 3, , ,555 6,881 3, , ,360 7,424 5, , ,254 2,712 1, ,900 1,772 4,672 2,528 2, , ,190 1,156 2, , ,470 1, ,950 1,463 3,413 1,893 1, ,263 2,727 3, ,362 16,472 17,834 18, ,323 14,323 19,646 15,710 3, ,324 32,897 37,221 36,026 1, ,385 32,841 37,226 38, ,100 52,994 54,094 56,851-2, ,673 62,570 67,243 68,633-1, ,096 50,178 52,274 54,224-1, ,201 47,865 51,985-4, ,183 35,310 37,493 38,545-1, ,420 18,030 20,450 20, ,242 31,156 32,398 43,885-11,487 Yellowfin Discrepancies for may be due to the manner in which the longline data were raised by. For , the data are similar, although higher longline estimates, due to raising, probably offset lower purse-seine estimates, due to corrections made by for the misidentification of bigeye as yellowfin. The discrepancy for 1997 may be due to the inclusion of purseseine catches in FAO Area 77 in the FAO statistics.

13 11 Table 10. Annual albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin statistics (tonnes) for Korean fleets in FAO Area 71 Albacore, Bigeye, Skipjack and Yellowfin , ,145 1,068 5, , ,393 15,371-2, , ,894 14,341 6, , ,935 15,229-1, , ,374 17,883-1, , ,656 14,698 5, ,690 2,044 8,734 9, ,290 12,209 18,499 14,101 4, ,446 16,216 20,662 17,403 3, ,092 14,183 16,275 16, ,573 11,279 14,852 14, ,195 27,732 28,927 29, ,761 58,711 61,472 61, ,590 79,397 88,987 81,762 7, , , , ,545 5, , , , ,807 1, , , , ,809-1, , , , ,366 5, , , , , , , , ,506-2, , , , ,896 3, , , , ,831 3, , , , ,217-40,407 The and FAO statistics for the four species combined are in agreement for most years. This is due to the almost exact agreement of statistics of skipjack catches. Skipjack dominates the combined catch; hence, discrepancies in albacore, bigeye and yellowfin are less apparent in statistics of the combined catch. The discrepancy for 1997 may be due to the inclusion of purse-seine catches in FAO Area 77 in the FAO statistics. TAIWAN Tables presents a comparison of estimates of annual catches of albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin taken by Taiwanese fleets in FAO Area 71. Table 15 compares statistics of the total catch of the four species. ½ The FAO statistics were provided by the Fisheries Administration, Council of Agriculture, Executive Yuan, Taipei, Taiwan. ½ The estimates for longline (LL) were determined from catch data for the distant-water fleet, grouped by time and area, that were provided to by the National Taiwan University (NTU) and the Overseas Fisheries Development Council (OFDC). The grouped catch data provided by NTU, for , were raised by, on the basis of landings, to represent the total catch. The grouped catch data provided by OFDC, for , were raised by OFDC. The estimates for longline also cover offshore longliners.

14 12 ½ The statistics for purse seine (PS) were taken from the Tuna Fishery Yearbook, The 1997 statistics in the Yearbook include catches taken in FAO Area 77. Therefore, these estimates were adjusted to represent catches in FAO Area 71 only. According to logsheet data held at, the proportion of the Taiwanese purse-seine catch of skipjack during 1997 taken in FAO Area 71 was 87.3 percent for skipjack and 82.5 percent for bigeye and yellowfin The Yearbook estimates of purse-seine catches of yellowfin and bigeye have been adjusted for the mis-identification of bigeye as yellowfin. Table 11. Annual albacore statistics (tonnes) for Taiwanese fleets in FAO Area , ,014 3,000 7, , ,512 2,935 5, , ,852 1,817 7, , ,198 1,832 5, , , , , , , , , , , ,789 3,723 2, , ,753 5,588 1, , ,540 4, , ,504 7,632-2, , ,446 3, , ,765 12,680-8, , ,131 12,083-8, , ,394 11,155-7, , ,106 9,624-7, , ,182 11,913-9, , ,675 15,101-11, , ,470 18,290-12, , ,936 30,565-26, , ,894 6,343-1, , ,958 2, , ,552 2, , ,583 4, , ,902 11,943-7, , ,652 8, , ,444 5, , ,969 6,298-3,329 Albacore For , the FAO statistics are lower than the estimates, whereas for , the FAO statistics are much greater than the estimates. For 1990 onwards, the statistics are in agreement, except for 1994 and The discrepancies may be due to the use of distant-water longline data prepared by NTU, covering , which were raised on the basis of rough estimates of effort and are known to be unreliable.

15 13 Table 12. Annual bigeye statistics (tonnes) for Taiwanese fleets in FAO Area , ,402 1,300 1, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,268 3, , ,929 2,546 6, , ,076 3,174 7, , ,569 4,325 8,894 1,686 7, ,915 2,733 7, , ,902 1,762 6,664 4,305 2, ,806 1,387 4,193 5,260-1, , ,782 4,748-1, ,766 2,419 6,185 13,523-7,338 Bigeye The FAO statistics for are all lower than the estimates. This may be due to (a) the inclusion of offshore longline catches in the estimates and their possible exclusion in the statistics provided to FAO; (b) under-reporting in purse-seine logsheet data for , which may have been used to determine the statistics provided to FAO; and (c) adjustment upwards by of the purse-seine estimates, due to the mis-identification of bigeye as yellowfin. The FAO statistics for 1997 would appear to be inconsistent with previous years.

16 14 Table 13. Annual skipjack statistics (tonnes) for Taiwanese fleets in FAO Area ,840 10,198 4,687 5, ,160 20,383 6,925 13, ,520 23,718 15,355 8, ,400 34,546 15,922 18, ,720 44,912 20,880 24, ,880 67,093 29,717 37, ,800 85,359 43,174 42, , ,147 76,331 28, , ,393 60,834 80, , ,535 81,586 87, , , ,190-3, , , ,358-1, , , ,167-12, , , ,949-1, , , ,862-15,569 Skipjack Discrepancies for may be due to (a) the fact that the grouped catch data for the distantwater fleet held by were raised on the basis of landings, while the grouped catch data prepared by NTU were raised on the basis of rough estimates of effort and (b) the inclusion of offshore longline catches in the estimates and their possible exclusion in the statistics provided to FAO. Discrepancies for , which are large, are probably due to errors in the purse-seine logsheet data that may have been used to determine the statistics provided to FAO. It is known that the purseseine logsheet data were under-reported until the transhipment of catches at sea was banned in 1993, whereupon all catches were unloaded at ports within the region and landings data were collected by coastal states and used to verify logsheet data. The FAO and statistics for and 1996 are similar. The discrepancy for 1997 may be due to the inclusion of purse-seine catches in FAO Area 77 in the FAO statistics.

17 15 Table 14. Annual yellowfin statistics (tonnes) for Taiwanese fleets in FAO Area , ,523 2,900 5, , ,954 2,603 8, , ,086 1,630 6, , ,466 1,083 13, , , , , , , , , , , ,765 2,289 14, , ,730 2,793 17, , ,689 2,412 21, , , , , ,924 1,198 16, , , , ,337 1,884 17, , ,377 3,413 18,790 1,031 17, ,241 3,972 17,213 4,403 12, ,342 4,876 15,218 3,667 11, ,609 6,325 19,934 4,376 15, ,195 8,341 23,536 7,566 15, ,937 13,732 25,669 5,573 20, ,613 20,494 32,107 7,870 24, ,920 32,026 39,946 7,780 32, ,977 46,275 56,252 19,130 37, ,643 58,642 69,285 39,000 30, ,735 43,061 53,796 58,914-5, ,485 30,506 41,991 48,801-6, ,224 17,882 26,106 35,703-9, ,869 39,741 47,610 64,215-16,605 Yellowfin The FAO statistics are lower than the estimates for and higher for The discrepancies may be due to (a) the inclusion of offshore longline catches in the longline estimates and their exclusion in the statistics provided to FAO; (b) under-reporting in purse-seine logsheet data for , which may have been used to determine the statistics provided to FAO; and (c) adjustment downwards by of the purse-seine estimates, due to the misidentification of bigeye as yellowfin. The discrepancy for 1997 may be due to the inclusion of purseseine catches in FAO Area 77 in the FAO statistics.

18 16 Table 15. Annual albacore, bigeye, skipjack and yellowfin statistics (tonnes) for Taiwanese fleets in FAO Area 71 Albacore, Bigeye, Skipjack and Yellowfin , ,952 7,200 13, , ,834 6,031 15, , ,774 3,822 15, , ,681 3,222 21, , ,127 1,095 17, , , , , , , , ,124 6,510 17, , ,951 8,974 20, , ,952 7,748 24, , ,956 8,900 18, , ,124 5,150 18, , ,988 13,854 7, ,718 12,000 31,718 17,938 13, ,116 24,000 44,116 19,368 24, ,346 28,000 45,346 29,647 15, ,406 40,000 53,406 31,754 21, ,445 52,000 70,445 40,647 29, ,801 76,000 98,801 55,893 42, , , ,986 79,412 38, , , ,624 90,744 57, , , ,548 71, , , , , , , , , , ,146 32, , , , ,520-11, , , , ,119-20, , , , ,210-13, , , , ,898-42,841 For , the FAO statistics are much lower than the estimates, with discrepancies for 1991 and 1992 in excess of 100,000 t. As discussed above, this is probably due primarily to (a) the raising by of the estimates of albacore catches by distant-water longliners on the basis of landings; (b) the inclusion of bigeye and yellowfin catches by offshore longliners in the estimates; and (c) under-reporting of skipjack in the purse-seine logsheet data for that may have been used to determine the statistics provided to FAO. The discrepancy for 1997 may be due to the inclusion of purse-seine catches in FAO Area 77 in the FAO statistics.

19 17 100E 110E 120E 130E 140E 150E 160E 170E W 160W 150W 140W 130W 120W 110W 100W 90W 80W 70W 40S 30S 20S 10S 0 10N 20N 30N 40N 50N N 40N 30N 20N 10N 0 10S 20S 30S 40S 81 50S 50S E 110E 120E 130E 140E 150E 160E 170E W 160W 150W 140W 130W 120W 110W 100W 90W 80W 70W Figure 1. FAO Major Fishing Areas in the Pacific Ocean

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