Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, April 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 92 110 57 4,826 133 101
Albacore tuna 2,709 85 64 317 95 132
Bigeye tuna 603 99 176 1,076 97 94
Yellowfin tuna 371 109 61 984 96 88
Striped Marlin 150 79 48 642 93 102
Swordfish 591 106 99 855 89 96
Skipjack tuna 396 39 32 657 164 119
Sardine 11,875 121 169 71 106 125
Jack mackerel 9,009 95 37 249 111 209
Mackerel - scad 1,848 59 186 126 108 108
Pacific mackerel 10,557 73 41 133 100 187
Saury 1 - 33 48 14 39
Japanese flying squid 1,153 123 134 506 110 102
Flying squid 18 11 450 85 46 69
Flatfish 2,730 91 102 397 93 119
Cod 2,630 80 106 153 85 147
Pollock 32,562 104 168 78 103 91
Atka mackerel 13,164 114 61 36 113 164
Rockfish 228 219 296 477 65 40
Thorney head 158 203 74 2,935 76 108
Hairtail 250 122 73 345 88 131
Flounder 118 107 97 1,647 86 102
Sea bream 972 111 135 800 88 81
Yellowtail 3,594 203 127 523 70 85
Spanish mackerel 114 87 51 620 134 113
Tanner crab 341 793 432 604 66 93
Herring 211 812 80 386 65 140
Cuttlefish 242 100 130 361 89 103
Octopus 362 92 90 465 111 112
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 488 50 145 3,037 108 98
Albacore tuna 444 27 131 305 129 105
Bigeye tuna 2,574 55 72 936 106 126
Yellowfin tuna 1,204 44 80 596 97 115
Striped marlin 109 47 56 301 107 66
Swordfish 215 48 66 531 96 100
Skipjack tuna 13,588 77 80 158 91 72
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 18,974 838 197 123 83 90
Coastal 32 24 27 309 110 1,614
Flying squid 0 0 0 232 105 230
Cod 649 94 81 302 140 139
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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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