Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, June 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               492    147      34          1,315       43      96
 Albacore tuna            7,820    452     248            229       75      89
 Bigeye tuna                360    130      99            724       79     111
 Yellowfin                1,030     93     101            644      106     119
 Striped Marlin             234     76     108            425       94     145
 Swordfish                  323     83      64            972      103     130
 Skipjack tuna           15,987    272     421            141       67      52
 Sardine                 42,975    225   1,317             45       82      44
 Jack mackerel           20,906     82     162            206       99      75
 Mackerel - scad            853     65     166            118      131     136
 Pacific mackerel        39,990     85     436             53      126      69
 Saury                       15    251      79            580      244     682
 Japanese flying squid    6,534    223      22            135       42     117
 Flying squid                10    105     122             44      142      69
 Flatfish                 1,275     66      84            405       86     105
 Cod                      1,343     56      99             82       78     114
 Pollock                  8,191     36      94             65       94     241
 Atka mackerel           10,555    134      92             59      107     148
 Rockfish                    87    170     115            597       43      94
 Thorney head               170     96      89          2,384       86     109
 Hairtail                   240    129      99            417       72     100
 Flounder                   121     97      73          1,579       88     112
 Sea bream                  535     91     123          1,136       99      91
 Yellowtail               2,489    146     109            506       63      96
 Spanish mackerel           122     80      28            571       86     133
 Tanner crab                 62     32      18            552       83      87
 Herring                    462    147   1,803            103       45      25
 Cuttlefish                  47     48     166            380       95      94
 Octopus                    691    126     110            402       87      88
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna               230     63      43          2,839       94       -
 Albacore tuna            1,481    704     195            273      103     107
 Bigeye                   2,262     85     162          1,104      103     103
 Yellowfin tuna           1,600     84     242            506       90      77
 Striped marlin              64     70      92            572      102     144
 Swordfish                  133     73     138            735       99     109
 Skipjack tuna            9,175     48      52            184      107      97
 Japanese flying               
  squid:                       
  Distant water          21,970    149     355            154      100      52
  Coastal                   483    449      94            139       67      66
Flying squid                542    205     205            283      107     128
Cod                         601  2,829     249            211      161     105
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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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