Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, November 1998
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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 36 93 213 2,295 102 135
Albacore tuna 2,878 208 108 241 65 74
Bigeye tuna 1,021 86 107 1,804 106 100
Yellowfin tuna 501 48 169 839 120 84
Striped Marlin 294 86 134 505 118 62
Swordfish 455 152 73 812 80 108
Skipjack tuna 2,622 23 69 343 230 98
Sardine 5,053 184 109 104 72 173
Jack mackerel 9,785 73 43 150 107 227
Mackerel - scad 5,906 128 463 110 89 71
Pacific mackerel 38,594 63 32 102 115 222
Saury 21,467 47 39 163 78 326
Japanese flying squid 7,241 95 30 302 109 254
Flying squid 41 3 230 73 28 32
Flatfish 2,335 106 88 404 102 105
Cod 5,520 125 130 289 137 107
Pollock 13,809 73 86 56 170 110
Atka mackerel 19,353 91 103 35 109 130
Rockfish 500 220 783 275 65 32
Thorney head 106 88 111 2,238 79 77
Hairtail 475 107 158 262 88 50
Flounder 155 105 94 1,262 104 102
Sea bream 721 97 140 862 103 73
Yellowtail 4,428 101 164 374 102 62
Spanish mackerel 198 132 119 365 89 55
Tanner crab 266 1,132 154 1,618 287 68
Herring 104 46 243 178 83 41
Cuttlefish 192 91 126 264 94 87
Octopus 1,171 178 124 303 96 84
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 470 41 155 2,516 113 99
Albacore tuna 768 21 25 236 71 76
Bigeye tuna 3,725 139 106 1,002 111 98
Yellowfin tuna 2,165 133 115 311 63 72
Striped marlin 190 84 85 281 62 50
Swordfish 266 89 116 562 89 76
Skipjack tuna 13,236 93 144 139 85 54
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 4,942 52 161 214 111 147
Coastal 3,703 56 131 288 125 166
Flying squid 10,902 273 69 263 97 135
Cod 160 197 18 266 90 136
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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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