Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, August 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 468 31 132 1,535 143 106
Albacore tuna 931 74 187 455 182 142
Bigeye tuna 901 308 140 1,529 197 103
Yellowfin 826 58 70 837 211 171
Striped Marlin 394 122 117 441 129 120
Swordfish 272 58 81 939 121 106
Skipjack tuna 14,009 63 266 180 118 65
Sardine 28,667 94 439 54 96 59
Jack mackerel 10,676 79 115 206 97 98
Mackerel - scad 845 163 113 199 103 173
Pacific mackerel 27,788 221 148 60 71 107
Saury 40,948 2,700 115 158 19 105
Japanese flying squid 8,876 122 31 229 125 199
Flying squid 9 257 2 122 35 226
Flatfish 701 74 60 605 136 110
Cod 432 126 83 177 92 119
Pollock 2,671 339 82 48 87 104
Atka mackerel 2,518 101 80 79 69 114
Rockfish 50 60 51 1,069 225 121
Thorney head 212 126 90 2,475 100 104
Hairtail 265 112 39 478 105 115
Flounder 88 87 101 1,761 104 110
Sea bream 526 119 109 1,076 81 94
Yellowtail 2,080 83 104 662 122 158
Spanish mackerel 54 164 31 499 88 103
Tanner crab 2 9 4 511 94 56
Herring 10 62 131 140 36 29
Cuttlefish 22 145 335 148 34 33
Octopus 508 60 95 423 97 86
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 304 23 38 2,869 121 89
Albacore tuna 4,393 72 106 405 139 142
Bigeye 1,607 62 56 768 91 74
Yellowfin tuna 1,254 117 69 442 79 70
Striped marlin 114 147 55 563 100 119
Swordfish 218 126 73 777 109 90
Skipjack tuna 16,159 80 165 170 98 116
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 6,827 55 81 197 114 80
Coastal 9,037 220 107 186 111 121
Flying squid 3,053 79 54 357 107 120
Cod 638 40 47 133 60 41
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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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