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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