Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, October 1999
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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                9        1     26          1,982      159      124
 Albacore tuna           2,296      168    166            321       85       87
 Bigeye tuna             1,027      108     86          1,753      118      103
 Yellowfin tuna            453       34     44            849      155      121
 Striped Marlin            163       49     48            676      161      158
 Swordfish                 420       60    140            783      171       77
 Skipjack tuna           9,018       64     78            235      143      158
 Sardine                26,797      103    975             37       73       26
 Jack mackerel           7,487       72     56            180      102      129
 Mackerel - scad         3,647       68     79            108       93       88
 Pacific mackerel       35,696      114     58             90       94      101
 Saury                  49,180       97    107            154       76       74
 Japanese flying squid   9,967       66    129            217      127       78
 Flying squid               82      178      6            177      119       68
 Flatfish                2,551      131    116            346       95       88
 Cod                     2,903       96     66            225      218      107
 Pollock                15,490       73     82             31      148       94
 Atka mackerel          18,052      184     85             35       88      109
 Rockfish                  700      674    308            198       50       47
 Thorney head              107      126     89          2,512       85       89
 Hairtail                  414      109     94            282      101       94
 Flounder                  129       82     83          1,143      120       92
 Sea bream                 735      102     99            786      105       94
 Yellowtail              7,506      249    162            298       55       75
 Spanish mackerel          426      178    284            346       92       84
 Tanner crab                31      125    135            582      118      103
 Herring                    13      104      6            331      120      155
 Cuttlefish                110      407     52            234      119       83
 Octopus                   642      103     97            298      105       94
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna            1,497      138    130          2,815      154      126
 Albacore tuna           3,760       25    103            328       97       99
 Bigeye tuna             1,572       94     59          1,269      106      140
 Yellowfin tuna          1,205      143     74            821       94      166
 Striped marlin            100       75     44            805       94      178
 Swordfish                 220       91     74            816       90      129
 Skipjack tuna          11,537      103     81            134       85       82
 Japanese flying              
  squid:                      
  Distant water          5,558       51     59            161       99       84
  Coastal                5,705       46     86            194      108       84
Flying squid             3,447      206     87            241       96       89
Cod                        160       61    198            266       84       90
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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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