Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, April 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 150 239 105 5,022 154 107
Albacore tuna 2,716 64 137 329 112 101
Bigeye tuna 319 70 72 1,096 98 107
Yellowfin 537 81 134 1,337 125 163
Striped Marlin 133 70 106 914 117 119
Swordfish 519 7 110 992 105 98
Skipjack tuna 1,754 132 154 457 121 81
Sardine 9,381 84 74 60 118 122
Jack mackerel 15,483 87 68 229 133 166
Mackerel - scad 3,055 80 171 132 98 116
Pacific mackerel 30,377 67 39 62 100 155
Saury 5 248 20 75 50 99
Japanese flying squid 1,658 137 132 364 92 96
Flying squid 22 276 293 211 370 166
Flatfish 2,651 91 120 417 98 88
Cod 2,429 74 65 111 71 134
Pollock 22,055 85 62 97 88 126
Atka mackerel 15,595 90 252 44 110 110
Rockfish 165 211 225 830 58 50
Thorney head 235 143 98 2,699 82 103
Hairtail 249 70 106 450 176 108
Flounder 136 95 91 1,911 91 101
Sea bream 807 125 166 1,010 78 85
Yellowtail 2,189 107 91 29 114 106
Spanish mackerel 95 73 12 1,321 156 206
Tanner crab 250 327 135 838 77 69
Herring 188 182 58 493 99 101
Cuttlefish 147 72 73 445 87 99
Octopus 601 133 110 440 95 94
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 262 63 53 1,051 46 41
Albacore tuna 402 18 37 288 99 119
Bigeye 2,703 76 58 937 91 90
Yellowfin tuna 1,506 70 83 587 95 88
Striped marlin 122 57 48 539 86 102
Swordfish 188 75 58 710 102 108
Skipjack tuna 14,625 129 72 170 98 130
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 4,189 402 157 205 131 63
Coastal 46 45 28 220 72 70
Flying squid 346 76 19 331 91 120
Cod 1,118 80 69 184 92 87
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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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