Data description on fisheries bycatch in the chub mackerel fisheries in China
Chub mackerel (Scomber japonicas), bule mackerel and sardine fishes are key economic and
ecological species in the Northwest Pacific Ocean. Most of the Chub mackerel and sardine
catches were harvested by the lighting purse seine fishery in China. It need noticed that the
Japanese sardine catch increased from a very low production in 2014 to a peak (266615 tons) in
2022. Squid and saury are by catch or inevitable catch in the mackerel fisheries, and the annual
output and proportion were very low whether in purse seine or trawl fisheries. The catch of other
fish species such as pelagic species were also very low. Since it is not the main catch, it is difficult
to make accurate statistics.
Document Number
NPFC-2025-TWG CMSA11-IP06
Document Version
1
Agenda Item
Bycatch information