Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, March 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 63 428 222 3,251 73 45
Albacore tuna 4,243 108 155 293 100 86
Bigeye tuna 453 89 92 1,115 100 76
Yellowfin 662 112 164 1,070 109 104
Striped Marlin 191 133 152 782 94 88
Swordfish 688 138 110 948 97 101
Skipjack tuna 1,325 317 105 377 73 75
Sardine 11,205 256 81 51 84 88
Jack mackerel 17,803 198 111 172 76 121
Mackerel - scad 3,809 88 219 135 95 124
Pacific mackerel 45,679 66 68 62 90 119
Saury 2 6 2,449 150 87 158
Japanese flying squid 1,206 62 133 394 124 102
Flying squid 8 139 75 57 130 97
Flatfish 2,925 133 157 424 85 78
Cod 3,284 59 91 157 90 103
Pollock 26,004 99 78 110 90 100
Atka mackerel 17,312 153 200 40 100 138
Rockfish 78 88 162 1,443 92 66
Thorney head 165 211 130 3,281 77 93
Hairtail 355 45 76 255 85 63
Flounder 143 97 118 2,090 106 107
Sea bream 644 125 198 1,291 105 98
Yellowtail 2,037 115 89 639 130 83
Spanish mackerel 130 100 10 847 98 112
Tanner crab 76 119 67 1,093 60 85
Herring 103 114 72 496 117 83
Cuttlefish 203 119 107 513 91 100
Octopus 453 104 111 462 107 106
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 426 46 54 2,293 76 77
Albacore tuna 2,272 196 162 292 97 120
Bigeye 3,574 125 107 1,027 91 87
Yellowfin tuna 2,136 127 150 620 99 106
Striped marlin 213 130 93 630 106 115
Swordfish 250 110 98 694 100 101
Skipjack tuna 11,315 105 79 174 107 124
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1,043 1,068 75 157 75 59
Coastal 102 20 36 305 122 110
Flying squid 454 6 16 364 130 125
Cod 1,392 94 230 200 95 109
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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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