Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, October 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 39 55 32 2,242 130 167
Albacore tuna 1,385 198 92 370 73 90
Bigeye tuna 1,189 145 88 1,702 101 109
Yellowfin 1,038 152 284 701 82 81
Striped Marlin 343 71 101 429 175 67
Swordfish 300 99 67 1,013 112 116
Skipjack tuna 11,528 87 130 149 87 68
Sardine 2,748 97 36 145 169 242
Jack mackerel 13,421 65 58 140 112 179
Mackerel - scad 4,599 84 112 123 92 85
Pacific mackerel 61,625 202 68 89 95 168
Saury 46,067 85 53 209 114 271
Japanese flying squid 7,644 87 23 278 117 234
Flying squid 1,326 75 257 259 123 118
Flatfish 2,213 175 117 397 88 83
Cod 4,413 110 184 211 183 64
Pollock 18,860 91 118 33 127 73
Atka mackerel 21,294 144 118 32 139 73
Rockfish 227 133 225 420 100 61
Thorney head 120 103 126 2,831 107 91
Hairtail 442 91 165 299 114 58
Flounder 147 102 73 1,218 103 128
Sea bream 740 106 123 839 99 82
Yellowtail 4,397 195 121 368 66 74
Spanish mackerel 150 131 118 410 106 68
Tanner crab 23 364 121 564 78 61
Herring 228 133 221 214 230 181
Cuttlefish 211 163 179 281 125 77
Octopus 656 126 91 317 102 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,151 59 106 2,230 87 93
Albacore tuna 3,650 61 64 332 99 89
Bigeye 2,673 102 124 906 104 89
Yellowfin tuna 1,625 124 156 496 100 86
Striped marlin 227 102 159 451 92 65
Swordfish 297 77 95 634 86 79
Skipjack tuna 14,276 90 253 163 92 66
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 9,452 430 169 192 105 128
Coastal 6,618 83 53 231 126 140
Flying squid 3,990 81 64 271 106 110
Cod 81 24 14 296 89 132
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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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