Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, January 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 101 1,010 1,263 1,735 57 51
Albacore tuna 2,403 60 86 289 125 84
Bigeye tuna 661 60 146 1,373 73 101
Yellowfin tuna 270 47 106 955 93 103
Striped Marlin 229 70 252 537 88 48
Swordfish 379 66 69 926 103 100
Skipjack tuna 473 98 253 239 87 78
Sardine 7,335 44 227 79 136 100
Jack mackerel 8,537 114 94 179 109 128
Mackerel - scad 5,062 103 241 112 101 80
Pacific mackerel 26,968 68 39 115 72 162
Saury 614 55 1,181 116 123 190
Japanese flying squid 1,716 66 99 336 82 130
Flying squid 18 600 900 20 16 14
Flatfish 2,277 107 78 433 89 100
Cod 5,544 98 86 284 77 121
Pollock 18,523 164 88 73 140 91
Atka mackerel 5,985 40 34 43 159 187
Rockfish 182 84 153 466 79 86
Thorney head 41 20 53 4,518 207 135
Hairtail 464 78 47 186 76 56
Flounder 115 64 85 1,806 126 102
Sea bream 674 69 139 928 95 72
Yellowtail 1,846 44 69 755 147 140
Spanish mackerel 219 51 109 354 77 41
Tanner crab 90 33 136 1,233 86 66
Herring 674 226 1,685 133 63 36
Cuttlefish 286 44 121 296 98 64
Octopus 826 67 133 293 88 91
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 705 44 45 1,793 60 55
Albacore tuna 1,066 102 205 204 100 62
Bigeye tuna 2,571 68 144 974 93 131
Yellowfin tuna 1,825 119 236 496 96 91
Striped marlin 141 53 134 431 133 81
Swordfish 284 80 123 603 110 83
Skipjack tuna 12,399 90 95 140 90 62
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 756 206 18 195 98 147
Coastal 233 12 49 345 107 210
Flying squid 5,666 67 104 233 99 145
Cod 1,665 241 155 298 120 161
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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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