Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan,
September 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 969 38 1,384 1,250 110 72
Albacore tuna 1,363 91 195 378 115 74
Bigeye tuna 954 113 116 1,486 113 88
Yellowfin tuna 1,344 297 197 546 71 64
Striped Marlin 336 64 70 421 133 172
Swordfish 703 220 231 457 67 50
Skipjack tuna 14,162 164 106 164 69 95
Sardine 25,976 65 912 51 96 59
Jack mackerel 10,356 157 50 176 54 141
Mackerel - scad 5,388 1,011 98 116 46 87
Pacific mackerel 31,187 187 102 96 98 102
Saury 50,623 335 94 202 61 110
Japanese flying squid 15,179 137 173 171 92 72
Flying squid 46 418 3 149 169 71
Flatfish 1,951 252 155 366 72 82
Cod 3,019 611 75 103 67 90
Pollock 21,135 542 102 21 88 81
Atka mackerel 9,804 332 66 40 45 174
Rockfish 104 79 61 395 72 94
Thorney head 85 67 73 2,951 112 112
Hairtail 381 99 79 280 86 106
Flounder 156 208 99 951 61 80
Sea bream 723 93 102 749 85 88
Yellowtail 3,012 121 124 543 101 93
Spanish mackerel 239 996 210 375 31 97
Tanner crab 25 69 417 495 84 69
Herring 13 260 8 275 77 296
Cuttlefish 27 450 21 196 56 87
Octopus 621 130 119 284 67 91
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,084 195 55 1,831 98 72
Albacore tuna 14,986 297 248 338 92 101
Bigeye tuna 1,676 80 64 1,198 131 137
Yellowfin tuna 841 105 64 876 115 177
Striped marlin 133 120 59 859 255 175
Swordfish 241 135 62 909 130 124
Skipjack tuna 11,167 53 70 158 97 89
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 10,888 75 496 162 110 89
Coastal 12,397 163 155 179 108 97
Flying squid 1,669 79 34 250 113 98
Cod 260 542 102 21 88 81
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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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