Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, November 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 13 11 86 2,111 157 121
Albacore tuna 2,663 178 89 325 79 98
Bigeye tuna 958 71 124 1,796 115 95
Yellowfin 295 81 58 1,001 116 105
Striped Marlin 219 65 76 819 128 106
Swordfish 622 140 257 749 86 65
Skipjack tuna 3,748 42 422 348 160 66
Sardine 4,655 62 12 60 100 231
Jack mackerel 22,819 99 397 66 85 25
Mackerel - scad 1,237 31 98 157 105 97
Pacific mackerel 119,427 131 210 46 87 57
Saury 54,800 63 186 50 65 49
Japanese flying squid 24,294 76 125 119 101 79
Flying squid 18 3 136 228 104 138
Flatfish 2,662 140 81 387 81 93
Cod 4,228 177 104 269 82 88
Pollock 16,040 101 84 51 113 94
Atka mackerel 18,722 104 241 27 61 39
Rockfish 56 100 71 953 107 113
Thorney head 87 91 60 2,943 94 96
Hairtail 379 116 109 505 106 107
Flounder 163 84 84 1,265 130 97
Sea bream 538 83 91 1,142 115 93
Yellowtail 2,543 72 111 578 120 105
Spanish mackerel 205 127 27 606 101 172
Tanner crab 173 888 61 2,361 256 144
Herring 43 42 59 433 367 143
Cuttlefish 162 124 199 296 88 78
Octopus 947 130 98 358 108 76
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 304 28 51 2,533 106 95
Albacore tuna 3,070 54 731 312 83 99
Bigeye 3,506 162 152 1,021 101 85
Yellowfin tuna 1,890 181 163 431 74 72
Striped marlin 223 156 180 557 80 126
Swordfish 229 73 125 742 93 109
Skipjack tuna 9,184 163 42 258 104 197
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 3,065 55 53 146 97 69
Coastal 2,834 23 29 173 105 92
Flying squid 15,686 250 218 195 79 60
Cod 904 159 103 195 87 65
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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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