Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, December 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 19 147 72 4,093 194 166
Albacore tuna 4,696 176 91 333 102 111
Bigeye tuna 1,279 134 146 1,639 91 82
Yellowfin 408 138 79 954 95 75
Striped Marlin 192 88 69 1,270 155 111
Swordfish 619 100 125 916 122 91
Skipjack tuna 456 12 316 520 149 91
Sardine 1,677 36 7 78 130 229
Jack mackerel 15,154 66 165 97 147 60
Mackerel - scad 1,322 107 59 165 105 131
Pacific mackerel 92,306 77 127 66 143 68
Saury 739 1 40 70 140 91
Japanese flying squid 8,230 34 123 186 156 75
Flying squid 2 12 4 38 17 14
Flatfish 2,802 105 102 474 122 97
Cod 6,934 164 105 311 116 108
Pollock 13,799 86 107 70 137 77
Atka mackerel 16,382 88 127 30 111 107
Rockfish 86 153 137 1,178 124 60
Thorney head 116 133 69 3,433 117 101
Hairtail 448 118 96 339 67 104
Flounder 247 152 116 1,428 113 87
Sea bream 823 153 103 1,218 107 87
Yellowtail 3,253 128 78 877 152 167
Spanish mackerel 323 158 137 663 109 111
Tanner crab 294 170 124 2,046 87 117
Herring 42 99 80 359 83 126
Cuttlefish 296 183 161 344 116 91
Octopus 1,096 116 107 377 105 82
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,182 389 63 2,052 81 64
Albacore tuna 1,050 34 110 308 99 99
Bigeye 4,261 122 121 919 90 68
Yellowfin tuna 2,205 117 80 472 110 80
Striped marlin 299 134 111 627 113 100
Swordfish 362 158 105 749 101 103
Skipjack tuna 6,886 75 54 217 84 143
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1,294 42 58 170 116 79
Coastal 2,069 73 78 159 92 74
Flying squid 15,382 98 232 173 89 52
Cod 278 31 52 148 76 56
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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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