Tuna species were one of the four most valuable fishing classes (together to lobsters, shrimps, and cephalopods) in 2014 (FAO, 2016), and they are considered an important contributor to global food security (Báez, Pascual-Alayón, Ramos, & Abascal, 2018). During 2014, the total catches of tuna and tuna-like species reached a new record, with almost 7.7 million tonnes caught and delivered to market (FAO, 2016). The yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares) (YFT) is among the eight marine species with the highest catches globally (FAO, 2016). The Spanish purse seine freezer fleet operating in the Indian Ocean is of the fleets with most YFT catches globally. It consists of a total of 15 fishing boats supported by 6 non-fishing vessels, mainly managing the floating objects stock (deployment, detection, tuna school estimation, etc.). During 2014, the Spanish purse seiners from Indian Ocean caught 3.95% of the yellowfin tuna tonnes landed worldwide (data deducted from Báez et al., 2017). The "Instituto Español de Oceanografía" (IEO) in Spain is responsible for producing scientific estimates of catch, effort, and other biological data for the Spanish purse seine fleet. Since 1990, the annual catch by species from Spanish purse seine freezer fleet operating in the Indian Ocean has been reported to the Indian Ocean Tuna Commission (IOTC) (see Báez et al., 2018 for the latest available report).