Tuna Fisheries and their Resources in the Indian Ocean
439
Fig.3b
Fig.3c
Table 2. Annual catch of the 4 species of large sized tunas from the Indian Ocean by China (Taiwan),
Japan, Korea and USSR (FAO 1969 b, IOFC: TM/70/Information Paper 5)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Southern Bluefin
46.6
42.5
23.7
23.3
22.0
21.7
13.4
27.9
30.4
Yellowfin
35.7
32.3
45.1
30.1
20.1
23.1
28.9
32.3
56.2
Albacore
12.9
16.8
22.8
15.7
15.5
14.7
14.2
21.0
16.7
Bigeye
10.6
12.2
19.5
16.8
15.2
16.9
18.0
24.7
30.3
Four species
combined
105.8
103.8
111.1
85.9
72.8
76.4
74.5
105.9
133.6
439
Fig.3b
Fig.3c
Table 2. Annual catch of the 4 species of large sized tunas from the Indian Ocean by China (Taiwan),
Japan, Korea and USSR (FAO 1969 b, IOFC: TM/70/Information Paper 5)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
Southern Bluefin
46.6
42.5
23.7
23.3
22.0
21.7
13.4
27.9
30.4
Yellowfin
35.7
32.3
45.1
30.1
20.1
23.1
28.9
32.3
56.2
Albacore
12.9
16.8
22.8
15.7
15.5
14.7
14.2
21.0
16.7
Bigeye
10.6
12.2
19.5
16.8
15.2
16.9
18.0
24.7
30.3
Four species
combined
105.8
103.8
111.1
85.9
72.8
76.4
74.5
105.9
133.6