Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, April 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               150    239     105          5,022      154     107
 Albacore tuna            2,716     64     137            329      112     101
 Bigeye tuna                319     70      72          1,096       98     107
 Yellowfin                  537     81     134          1,337      125     163
 Striped Marlin             133     70     106            914      117     119
 Swordfish                  519      7     110            992      105      98
 Skipjack tuna            1,754    132     154            457      121      81
 Sardine                  9,381     84      74             60      118     122
 Jack mackerel           15,483     87      68            229      133     166
 Mackerel - scad          3,055     80     171            132       98     116
 Pacific mackerel        30,377     67      39             62      100     155
 Saury                        5    248      20             75       50      99
 Japanese flying squid    1,658    137     132            364       92      96
 Flying squid                22    276     293            211      370     166
 Flatfish                 2,651     91     120            417       98      88
 Cod                      2,429     74      65            111       71     134
 Pollock                 22,055     85      62             97       88     126
 Atka mackerel           15,595     90     252             44      110     110
 Rockfish                   165    211     225            830       58      50
 Thorney head               235    143      98          2,699       82     103
 Hairtail                   249     70     106            450      176     108
 Flounder                   136     95      91          1,911       91     101
 Sea bream                  807    125     166          1,010       78      85
 Yellowtail               2,189    107      91             29      114     106
 Spanish mackerel            95     73      12          1,321      156     206
 Tanner crab                250    327     135            838       77      69
 Herring                    188    182      58            493       99     101
 Cuttlefish                 147     72      73            445       87      99
 Octopus                    601    133     110            440       95      94
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna               262     63      53          1,051       46      41
 Albacore tuna              402     18      37            288       99     119
 Bigeye                   2,703     76      58            937       91      90
 Yellowfin tuna           1,506     70      83            587       95      88
 Striped marlin             122     57      48            539       86     102
 Swordfish                  188     75      58            710      102     108
 Skipjack tuna           14,625    129      72            170       98     130
 Japanese flying               
  squid:                       
  Distant water           4,189    402     157            205      131      63
  Coastal                    46     45      28            220       72      70
Flying squid                346     76      19            331       91     120
Cod                       1,118     80      69            184       92      87
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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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