Table 2. Monthly variations in the number of individuals of giant (No. 1–5) and large (No. 6–22) fish species caught in Korean waters between 2011 and 2016

No.	Scientific name	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Sum
1	Rhincodon typus	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	0	0	0	8
2	Regalecus russellii	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
3	Galeocerdo cuvier	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
4	Alopias vulpinus	0	0	0	0	2	4	3	0	1	3	0	0	13
5	Carcharodon carcharias	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	2	1	9
6	Sphyrna zygaena	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	0	2	1	2	0	14
7	Makaira mazara	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	0	7
8	Istiompax indica	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	5
9	Xiphias gladius	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	2	0	6
10	Isurus oxyrinchus	2	1	3	1	2	3	10	1	5	2	1	0	31
11	Bathytoshia brevicaudata	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	1	1	0	2	0	9
12	Sphyrna lewini	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4
13	Alopias pelagicus	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
14	Kajikia audax	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1	0	0	0	6
15	Prionace glauca	3	1	1	2	0	1	0	1	3	0	0	0	12
16	Hemitrygon sinensis	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	7	0	0	0	8
17	Istiophorus platypterus	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	6
18	Masturus lanceolatus	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	4	2	6	2	0	16
19	Mola mola	2	0	6	0	0	19	16	18	1	7	6	0	75
20	Carcharhinus brachyurus	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
21	Mobula mobular	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	5	2	1	0	0	23
22	Lamna ditropis	1	3	1	2	0	0	6	1	1	0	1	1	17
	Sum	9	9	12	5	7	37	72	49	34	21	19	2	276