Global tuna nominal catches

The FAO database which tracks the global statistics on tuna nominal catches currently shows annual catch estimates for 1950 to 2003, organized by:

• 22 tuna and tuna-like stocks;
• 5 categories of gear types; and
• approximately 115 fishing countries.

The database (only accessible via Internet) presents nominal catches for all the so-called principal market tunas, as listed below (scientific names are given in brackets followed by the FAO abbreviation in upper case)

Atlas on tunas and billfishes

An interactive Atlas prepared by the FAO Fishery Resources Division presents the global distribution of 1950 to 2003 catches, at 5° latitude by 5° longitude resolution, of those tuna and tuna-like species for which this distribution is generally well known on the global scale. These species consist of the principal market tunas and some billfishes.