Profile updated on 7 October 2021
SCIENTIFIC NAME(s)
Auxis spp.
SPECIES NAME(s)
Frigate and bullet tunas, (multispecies), botellas
COMMON NAMES
botella
The stock structure of frigate and bullet tunas (locally know as "botella" in Ecuador) in the Eastern Pacific is not known; a closed unit within Ecuador is considered for assessment. The fishery of small pelagic fishes of Ecuador targets two species of the genus Auxis (A. thazard and A. rochei) which are assessed together (Canales and Jurado 2021).
Management Quality:
≥ 6
≥ 8
< 6