Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, March 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 84 600 37 3,625 72 271
Albacore tuna 3,201 119 86 335 111 119
Bigeye tuna 610 104 153 1,104 91 110
Yellowfin tuna 340 82 66 1,030 118 100
Striped Marlin 191 108 127 688 112 71
Swordfish 557 103 101 956 107 92
Skipjack tuna 1,028 142 91 401 110 94
Sardine 9,778 49 234 67 118 91
Jack mackerel 9,462 131 74 224 101 143
Mackerel - scad 3,106 63 135 117 127 104
Pacific mackerel 14,437 106 67 133 93 143
Saury 0 0 0 333 628 240
Japanese flying squid 940 53 104 461 135 111
Flying squid 165 458 3,300 183 398 155
Flatfish 3,009 106 99 427 96 106
Cod 3,282 74 100 180 65 120
Pollock 31,346 109 128 76 88 84
Atka mackerel 11,562 79 93 32 73 139
Rockfish 104 81 204 736 109 58
Thorney head 78 126 58 3,872 103 115
Hairtail 205 21 30 391 142 132
Flounder 110 106 96 1,905 105 97
Sea bream 876 137 131 913 100 76
Yellowtail 1,769 132 63 752 95 123
Spanish mackerel 131 11 34 462 162 70
Tanner crab 43 88 83 921 69 86
Herring 26 16 7 590 254 284
Cuttlefish 241 160 100 406 116 98
Octopus 392 87 97 418 114 106
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 979 155 151 2,825 115 91
Albacore tuna 1,661 199 85 236 144 93
Bigeye tuna 4,651 123 119 885 82 129
Yellowfin tuna 2,732 178 182 616 101 112
Striped marlin 234 123 92 282 82 52
Swordfish 444 144 146 556 97 91
Skipjack tuna 17,596 152 106 174 127 99
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 2,264 1,583 210 148 91 105
Coastal 131 60 23 280 85 163
Flying squid 4,225 64 144 221 104 129
Cod 688 74 90 215 84 157
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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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