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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