Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, July 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 1,532 311 82 1,075 82 86
Albacore tuna 1,261 16 44 250 109 103
Bigeye tuna 292 81 68 776 107 114
Yellowfin 1,418 138 132 396 61 69
Striped Marlin 322 138 185 343 81 91
Swordfish 470 146 76 778 80 112
Skipjack tuna 22,227 139 263 152 108 88
Sardine 30,459 71 585 56 124 54
Jack mackerel 13,440 64 98 213 103 77
Mackerel - scad 520 61 55 194 164 213
Pacific mackerel 12,572 31 89 85 160 120
Saury 1,517 10,306 77 839 145 329
Japanese flying squid 7,300 112 19 183 136 187
Flying squid 4 34 155 348 791 297
Flatfish 948 74 85 445 110 93
Cod 343 26 33 192 234 109
Pollock 788 10 90 55 85 87
Atka mackerel 2,492 24 74 114 193 120
Rockfish 84 97 36 476 80 76
Thorney head 169 99 81 2,472 104 111
Hairtail 237 98 48 455 109 133
Flounder 101 83 86 1,699 108 96
Sea bream 443 83 101 1,325 117 107
Yellowtail 2,495 100 168 541 107 77
Spanish mackerel 33 27 16 568 99 81
Tanner crab 17 27 72 544 99 51
Herring 16 3 137 391 380 124
Cuttlefish 15 32 140 440 116 80
Octopus 841 122 114 438 109 80
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,322 574 155 2,373 84 69
Albacore tuna 6,081 411 95 292 107 110
Bigeye 2,604 115 130 842 76 79
Yellowfin tuna 1,073 67 129 557 110 81
Striped marlin 77 120 47 564 99 123
Swordfish 173 130 110 716 97 94
Skipjack tuna 20,241 221 152 173 94 117
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 12,444 57 174 173 112 69
Coastal 4,115 852 33 167 120 127
Flying squid 3,888 717 105 333 118 117
Cod 1,610 268 223 223 106 90
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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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