DOCUMENT SAR 8-07

• SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION OF SMALL TUNAS

• CATCHES INSIDE AND OUTSIDE USA PROPOSED CLOSED AREA

Average Annual Number of Sets (1994-2006)

USA PROPOSED CLOSED AREA

PURSE SEINE CATCHES - USA PROPOSED CLOSED AREA

Species Size Inside Outside % inside

Bigeye <2.5 kg 2,274 2,203 51%

2.5-12.5 kg 13,603 10,481 56%

>12.5 kg 16,251 7,328 69%

Total 32,435 20,176 62%

Yellowfin <2.5 kg 2,317 4,189 36%

2.5-12.5 kg 7,806 64,929 11%

>12.5 kg 22,890 82,513 22%

Total 33,212 153,045 18%

Skipjack <2.5 kg 17,014 30,368 36%

2.5-12.5 kg 50,953 58,188 47%

>12.5 kg 770 504 60%

Total 69,258 89,860 44%

Grand total 134,907 263,089 34%

Number of sets 3,630 11,508 24%

Average Catch (mt) Change with USA Proposed Closure

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