Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, November 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 14 140 39 2,113 76 92
Albacore tuna 3,544 154 123 280 87 116
Bigeye tuna 1,138 111 111 1,731 99 96
Yellowfin tuna 395 87 79 933 110 111
Striped Marlin 230 141 78 761 113 151
Swordfish 513 122 113 751 96 92
Skipjack tuna 1,064 12 41 507 216 148
Sardine 2,520 9 50 87 235 84
Jack mackerel 9,502 127 97 125 69 83
Mackerel - scad 3,499 96 59 118 109 107
Pacific mackerel 34,580 97 90 91 101 89
Saury 14,941 30 70 165 107 101
Japanese flying squid 12,646 127 175 205 94 68
Flying squid 0 0 0 25 14 18
Flatfish 2,642 104 113 365 105 91
Cod 4,512 155 82 315 140 109
Pollock 14,162 91 103 46 148 82
Atka mackerel 17,734 98 92 29 83 83
Rockfish 675 96 135 194 98 71
Thorney head 175 164 165 1,736 69 78
Hairtail 367 89 77 279 99 106
Flounder 115 89 72 1,228 107 97
Sea bream 700 95 96 864 110 101
Yellowtail 6,005 80 130 264 89 66
Spanish mackerel 384 90 194 352 102 96
Tanner crab 392 1,265 146 1,264 217 79
Herring 41 315 39 405 122 228
Cuttlefish 132 120 69 233 100 88
Octopus 1,065 166 91 338 113 111
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 498 33 106 2,636 94 105
Albacore tuna 6,694 178 872 303 92 128
Bigeye tuna 1,889 120 51 1,093 86 109
Yellowfin tuna 849 70 39 798 97 257
Striped marlin 128 128 67 535 66 190
Swordfish 140 64 53 693 85 123
Skipjack tuna 11,545 100 87 138 103 99
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 4,254 77 86 171 106 80
Coastal 9,660 169 261 184 95 64
Flying squid 2,412 70 22 274 114 104
Cod 211 132 132 283 106 106
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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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