Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, January 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 8 44 46 3,433 84 83
Albacore tuna 2,786 59 76 346 104 114
Bigeye tuna 452 35 96 1,364 83 98
Yellowfin 255 63 63 928 97 88
Striped Marlin 91 47 76 1,120 88 103
Swordfish 546 88 112 929 101 97
Skipjack tuna 187 41 289 306 59 61
Sardine 3,236 193 8 79 101 255
Jack mackerel 9,035 60 116 140 144 66
Mackerel - scad 2,101 159 66 140 85 83
Pacific mackerel 69,888 76 153 71 108 78
Saury 52 7 61 61 87 45
Japanese flying squid 1,725 21 81 258 139 94
Flying squid 2 103 27 148 389 180
Flatfish 2,908 104 136 434 92 92
Cod 6,483 94 97 234 75 100
Pollock 21,025 152 136 80 114 63
Atka mackerel 17,479 107 139 23 77 63
Rockfish 119 114 56 545 54 89
Thorney head 78 67 71 3,348 98 89
Hairtail 982 220 129 333 98 96
Flounder 135 55 90 1,765 124 93
Sea bream 486 59 88 1,288 106 100
Yellowtail 2,665 82 117 539 61 83
Spanish mackerel 201 62 79 861 130 158
Tanner crab 66 23 43 1,876 92 124
Herring 40 94 28 366 102 95
Cuttlefish 237 80 99 466 135 115
Octopus 623 57 109 322 85 76
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,580 134 67 3,277 160 110
Albacore tuna 519 49 92 331 107 130
Bigeye 1,786 42 73 746 81 81
Yellowfin tuna 773 35 53 547 116 100
Striped marlin 105 35 121 531 85 121
Swordfish 231 64 105 726 97 102
Skipjack tuna 13,112 190 91 226 104 143
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 4,149 321 321 133 78 61
Coastal 476 23 70 164 103 61
Flying squid 5,440 35 79 161 93 66
Cod 1,074 386 108 185 125 93
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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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