Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, July 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 751 337 49 1,315 73 122
Albacore tuna 3,651 95 290 226 76 90
Bigeye tuna 184 79 63 922 121 119
Yellowfin 713 62 50 662 124 167
Striped Marlin 462 196 143 224 78 65
Swordfish 457 138 97 745 83 96
Skipjack tuna 31,225 187 141 151 86 99
Sardine 11,910 58 39 67 129 120
Jack mackerel 15,893 69 118 209 163 98
Mackerel - scad 933 126 179 133 93 69
Pacific mackerel 22,662 95 180 67 120 79
Saury 105 198 7 451 278 54
Japanese flying squid 2,457 208 34 383 88 209
Flying squid 1 10 22 54 216 16
Flatfish 678 62 72 505 117 113
Cod 458 21 134 173 184 90
Pollock 903 9 115 37 142 67
Atka mackerel 9,287 63 374 25 96 22
Rockfish 144 180 130 460 81 110
Thorney head 117 92 69 2,675 96 108
Hairtail 311 189 160 424 83 91
Flounder 90 77 91 1,562 107 90
Sea bream 578 118 136 908 83 66
Yellowtail 1,831 123 73 580 77 107
Spanish mackerel 51 34 155 209 86 37
Tanner crab 103 151 654 175 39 32
Herring 27 33 168 166 122 42
Cuttlefish 21 57 150 350 102 78
Octopus 851 114 104 359 101 82
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 696 73 53 2,050 81 86
Albacore tuna 1,328 386 22 303 104 104
Bigeye 2,167 89 83 606 72 72
Yellowfin tuna 1,122 90 105 397 76 71
Striped marlin 175 145 226 261 61 46
Swordfish 193 97 112 590 96 82
Skipjack tuna 24,667 118 122 191 96 110
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 11,089 77 88 169 97 98
Coastal 659 274 16 229 106 137
Flying squid 9,101 6,173 234 222 107 67
Cod 191 459 12 239 103 107
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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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