Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, June 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 492 147 34 1,315 43 96
Albacore tuna 7,820 452 248 229 75 89
Bigeye tuna 360 130 99 724 79 111
Yellowfin 1,030 93 101 644 106 119
Striped Marlin 234 76 108 425 94 145
Swordfish 323 83 64 972 103 130
Skipjack tuna 15,987 272 421 141 67 52
Sardine 42,975 225 1,317 45 82 44
Jack mackerel 20,906 82 162 206 99 75
Mackerel - scad 853 65 166 118 131 136
Pacific mackerel 39,990 85 436 53 126 69
Saury 15 251 79 580 244 682
Japanese flying squid 6,534 223 22 135 42 117
Flying squid 10 105 122 44 142 69
Flatfish 1,275 66 84 405 86 105
Cod 1,343 56 99 82 78 114
Pollock 8,191 36 94 65 94 241
Atka mackerel 10,555 134 92 59 107 148
Rockfish 87 170 115 597 43 94
Thorney head 170 96 89 2,384 86 109
Hairtail 240 129 99 417 72 100
Flounder 121 97 73 1,579 88 112
Sea bream 535 91 123 1,136 99 91
Yellowtail 2,489 146 109 506 63 96
Spanish mackerel 122 80 28 571 86 133
Tanner crab 62 32 18 552 83 87
Herring 462 147 1,803 103 45 25
Cuttlefish 47 48 166 380 95 94
Octopus 691 126 110 402 87 88
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 230 63 43 2,839 94 -
Albacore tuna 1,481 704 195 273 103 107
Bigeye 2,262 85 162 1,104 103 103
Yellowfin tuna 1,600 84 242 506 90 77
Striped marlin 64 70 92 572 102 144
Swordfish 133 73 138 735 99 109
Skipjack tuna 9,175 48 52 184 107 97
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 21,970 149 355 154 100 52
Coastal 483 449 94 139 67 66
Flying squid 542 205 205 283 107 128
Cod 601 2,829 249 211 161 105
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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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