Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, May 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 420 260 125 2,222 46 73
Albacore tuna 1,308 31 76 356 147 117
Bigeye tuna 215 63 77 847 74 93
Yellowfin 730 121 66 758 68 125
Striped Marlin 330 105 108 353 56 78
Swordfish 417 70 108 816 92 86
Skipjack tuna 7,128 626 121 222 39 106
Sardine 13,997 199 73 42 74 76
Jack mackerel 42,266 173 166 101 85 49
Mackerel - scad 614 62 47 137 119 152
Pacific mackerel 26,425 102 56 46 65 110
Saury 12 375 198 109 88 46
Japanese flying squid 1,124 131 38 452 93 140
Flying squid 6 145 59 73 59 235
Flatfish 1,841 69 95 391 116 83
Cod 2,720 110 113 88 85 84
Pollock 24,036 124 106 35 41 51
Atka mackerel 13,338 62 170 26 118 47
Rockfish 65 85 122 1,029 86 78
Thorney head 147 69 83 2,729 100 99
Hairtail 220 91 118 386 130 67
Flounder 100 85 79 1,541 97 86
Sea bream 576 86 98 980 96 86
Yellowtail 1,781 65 105 627 103 79
Spanish mackerel 268 151 176 267 53 40
Tanner crab 71 90 36 543 83 82
Herring 48 18 15 469 170 204
Cuttlefish 85 56 88 324 87 81
Octopus 534 135 98 382 94 83
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 273 81 74 2,745 89 91
Albacore tuna 138 41 65 452 155 171
Bigeye 1,405 39 53 659 89 62
Yellowfin tuna 513 34 27 484 93 86
Striped marlin 44 23 48 467 103 83
Swordfish 84 26 46 678 128 91
Skipjack tuna 20,059 117 106 215 99 125
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 15,647 162 106 151 111 97
Coastal 106 88 98 208 108 100
Flying squid 346 39 131 119 118 45
Cod 45 6 213 138 64 105
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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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