• Based on preliminary figures (and revised data), Jun saw decreases in overall purse seine fishing effort, total catch, and overall
    catch rate. Fleet concentration remained heaviest in the east.
  • Overall effort decreased 5% to 3,696 days in May with highest concentration in PG, HS, and KI accounting for 81%. Overall fishing
    intensity in EEZs decreased slightly by 2% while intensity in HS showed an increase of 20%. Preliminary data in Jul showed similar
    concentration as in Jun being heaviest in PG and KI, including some shift to FM.
  • The overall average daily catch rate in Jun was 29t with highest rates in PG and NR, at 36t and 27t, respectively. Catch rate for SKJ
    dropped to 25t, however, early Jul data pointed to a decreased catch rate of 11t.
  • The Jun overall catches decreased by 14% to 107,018t mainly due to the low SKJ catch component. Large BET, small BET and large
    YFT catch rates declined, while the small YFT catch rate rose. PG, HS, and KI accounted for 82% of total catch.
    • Reported total transhipped volume dropped to about 54,019t with most transhipping through PG and MH. These accounted for
    64% of total.
  • Bangkok SKJ prices in Jun as reported by Thai Union increased to $1,500/mt while the Singapore MGO price rose by 4% to an
    average $633/mt. The SKJ and MGO price differential decreased.
  • ENSO-neutral is most likely through the late Northern Hemisphere summer 2025 (56% chance in August-October). Thereafter,
    chances of La Niña conditions increase into the fall and winter 2025-26, but remain comparable to ENSO-neutral.
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