Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, April 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 162 70 107 4,779 357 95
Albacore tuna 4,182 112 154 242 86 74
Bigeye tuna 342 86 107 1,139 113 104
Yellowfin 604 117 113 1,112 108 83
Striped Marlin 313 209 236 629 65 69
Swordfish 597 108 115 890 86 90
Skipjack tuna 1,138 101 65 565 132 124
Sardine 7,032 168 75 57 77 95
Jack mackerel 24,501 192 158 119 76 52
Mackerel - scad 992 43 32 115 103 87
Pacific mackerel 25,818 120 85 71 76 115
Saury 3 34 64 124 89 165
Japanese flying squid 857 95 52 488 117 134
Flying squid 4 73 18 123 104 58
Flatfish 2,672 88 101 337 84 81
Cod 2,479 75 102 104 69 94
Pollock 19,398 79 88 86 95 89
Atka mackerel 21,454 172 138 22 96 50
Rockfish 77 151 37 1,201 95 169
Thorney head 214 160 91 2,721 81 101
Hairtail 242 35 97 298 100 66
Flounder 117 102 86 1,592 81 83
Sea bream 666 99 83 1,018 85 101
Yellowtail 2,754 98 126 607 99 83
Spanish mackerel 177 46 186 507 77 38
Tanner crab 79 151 32 651 61 78
Herring 263 73 140 276 133 56
Cuttlefish 153 63 104 373 90 84
Octopus 395 98 66 407 103 93
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 337 52 125 3,087 99 294
Albacore tuna 339 17 84 291 114 101
Bigeye 3,563 91 132 744 108 79
Yellowfin tuna 1,505 100 100 520 95 89
Striped marlin 194 76 159 453 84 84
Swordfish 327 107 174 531 87 75
Skipjack tuna 17,076 102 117 218 125 128
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 9,655 1000 230 136 91 66
Coastal 120 18 264 192 124 87
Flying squid 893 30 258 101 59 31
Cod 803 105 72 217 158 118
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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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