2022 Commercial Atlantic Bigeye, Northern Albacore, Skipjack, and Yellowfin Tuna Landings Updates

Catch statistics from previous months are available below or by contacting the Highly Migratory Species Management Division at (978) 281-9260.

New England/Mid-Atlantic

Southeast

Below are the 2022 preliminary landings estimates for the Atlantic bigeye, northern albacore, yellowfin, and skipjack tunas commercial fisheries. These preliminary estimates are based on dealer reports and other information of landings for the Atlantic including the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean.

Each year, NOAA Fisheries updates the annual northern albacore quota to account for underharvest or overharvest, if any, of the previous year’s adjusted U.S. northern albacore quota consistent with International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas limits. These updates typically take effect in summer.

These estimates are subject to late reporting and do not include discards. Totals are reported in metric tons (mt) and pounds (lb) whole weight (ww)—1 mt is equal to 2,204.6 pounds

January 1 - December 31

Posted February 1, 2023

Species	2022 Quota (ww)	Estimated Landings in 2022 (ww) ^†	Percent of 2022 Quota	2021 Landings through the Same Time Period (ww)
Bigeye	---	646.4 mt (1,425,036 lb)	NA	562.3 mt (1,239,642 lb)
Northern Albacore*	889.4 mt (1,960,771 lb)	140.4 mt (309,527 lb)	16%	204.3 mt (450,314 lb)
Yellowfin	---	759.0 mt (1,673,264 lb)	NA	644.8 mt (1,421,509 lb)
Skipjack	---	3.8 mt (8,391 lb)	NA	2.2 mt (4,806 lb)

†Due to delays in availability, landings estimates for the Caribbean may not include all data through the current date.
*On July 1, 2022 (87 FR 33049), NOAA Fisheries adjusted the 2022 annual northern albacore quota from 711.5 mt to 889.4 mt to include the 177.9 mt of 2021 underharvest the United States could carry forward from 2021.

January 1 - November 30

Posted November 29, 2022

Species	2022 Quota (ww)	Estimated Landings in 2022 (ww) ^†	Percent of 2022 Quota	2021 Landings through the Same Time Period (ww)
Bigeye	---	599.4 mt (1,321,473 lb)	NA	556.4 mt (1,226,701 lb)
Northern Albacore*	889.4 mt (1,960,771 lb)	128.8 mt (283,711 lb)	14%	203.7 mt (449,148 lb)
Yellowfin	---	700.7 mt (1,544,835 lb)	NA	643.5 mt (1,418,571 lb)
Skipjack	---	3.6 mt (7,942 lb)	NA	2.2 mt (4,806 lb)

January 1 - October 31

Posted November 29, 2022

Species	2022 Quota (ww)	Estimated Landings in 2022 (ww) ^†	Percent of 2022 Quota	2021 Landings through the Same Time Period (ww)
Bigeye	---	516.27 mt (1,138,159 lb)	NA	509.8 mt (1,123,881 lb)
Northern Albacore*	889.4 mt (1,960,771 lb)	117.9 mt (259,940 lb)	13%	195.8 mt (431,723 lb)
Yellowfin	---	645.1 mt (1,422,142 lb)	NA	603.1 mt (1,329,687 lb)
Skipjack	---	3.2 mt (7,111 lb)	NA	2.05 mt (4,521 lb)

January 1 - September 30

Posted November 8, 2022

Species	2022 Quota (ww)	Estimated Landings in 2022 (ww) ^†	Percent of 2022 Quota	2021 Landings through the Same Time Period (ww)
Bigeye	---	427.3 mt (941,947 lb)	NA	378.8 mt (835,112 lb)
Northern Albacore*	889.4 mt (1,960,771 lb)	108.5 mt (239,229 lb)	12%	169.5 mt (373,707 lb)
Yellowfin	---	558.7 mt (1,231,770 lb)	NA	524.2 mt (1,155,657 lb)
Skipjack	---	2.8 mt (6,113 lb)	NA	1.85 mt (4,079 lb)

January 1 - August 31

Posted November 8, 2022

Species	2022 Quota (ww)	Estimated Landings in 2022 (ww) ^†	Percent of 2022 Quota	2021 Landings through the Same Time Period (ww)
Bigeye	---	287.7 mt (634,294 lb)	NA	231.6 mt (510,651 lb)
Northern Albacore*	889.4 mt (1,960,771 lb)	101.2 mt (223,096 lb)	11%	142.4 mt (313,973 lb)
Yellowfin	---	468.4 mt (1,032,585 lb)	NA	457.6 mt (1,008,739 lb)
Skipjack	---	1.9 mt (4,102 lb)	NA	1.8 mt (3,914 lb)

January 1 - July 31

Posted August 23, 2022

Species	2022 Quota (ww)	Estimated Landings in 2022 (ww) ^†	Percent of 2022 Quota	2021 Landings through the Same Time Period (ww)
Bigeye	---	151.2 mt (333,326 lb)	NA	116.6 mt (257,103 lb)
Northern Albacore*	889.4 mt (1,960,771 lb)	98.1 mt (216,310 lb)	12%	130.7 mt (288,219 lb)
Yellowfin	---	319.5 mt (704,436 lb)	NA	364.2 mt (802,839 lb)
Skipjack	---	1.9 mt (4,102 lb)	NA	1.8 mt (3,914 lb)