Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, January 1997
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Landings Exvessel Prices
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Metric Tons A B Yen/kg A B
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Fresh:
Bluefin tuna 18 68 496 4,161 168 78
Albacore tuna 3,670 71 121 304 101 112
Bigeye tuna 470 54 115 1,389 70 77
Yellowfin 402 78 234 1,049 83 91
Striped Marlin 119 42 57 1,087 95 133
Swordfish 486 98 91 962 96 115
Skipjack tuna 65 45 43 500 87 117
Sardine 39,096 167 427 31 91 44
Jack mackerel 7,794 85 80 212 130 115
Mackerel - scad 3,199 143 225 169 134 122
Pacific mackerel 45,645 63 114 91 94 87
Saury 85 5 208 137 178 108
Japanese flying squid 2,122 32 98 275 111 72
Flying squid 8 16 10 82 29 16
Flatfish 2,136 77 129 473 97 94
Cod 6,674 101 115 235 81 79
Pollock 15,484 120 140 126 138 140
Atka mackerel 12,620 98 69 36 129 171
Rockfish 60 95 137 924 47 107
Thorney head 110 65 94 3,770 110 109
Hairtail 761 163 108 347 106 82
Flounder 149 70 108 1,908 116 107
Sea bream 555 70 210 1,294 93 103
Yellowtail 2,280 55 84 650 124 150
Spanish mackerel 256 108 24 545 91 100
Tanner crab 154 65 131 1,514 87 79
Herring 144 272 204 387 135 128
Cuttlefish 241 131 177 406 107 112
Octopus 571 56 77 427 93 117
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 2,370 126 95 2,974 93 91
Albacore tuna 567 59 109 254 82 119
Bigeye 2,439 69 89 916 67 75
Yellowfin tuna 1,450 53 124 545 93 93
Striped marlin 87 32 58 440 70 89
Swordfish 220 64 104 713 98 128
Skipjack tuna 14,448 114 117 158 104 110
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1,293 58 1,210 219 101 194
Coastal 676 25 207 270 125 101
Flying squid 6,853 103 262 244 73 77
Cod 996 185 104 199 76 75
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A. - Comparison with the same period a month earlier.
B. - Comparison with the same period a year earlier.
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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