Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, October 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 9 1 26 1,982 159 124
Albacore tuna 2,296 168 166 321 85 87
Bigeye tuna 1,027 108 86 1,753 118 103
Yellowfin tuna 453 34 44 849 155 121
Striped Marlin 163 49 48 676 161 158
Swordfish 420 60 140 783 171 77
Skipjack tuna 9,018 64 78 235 143 158
Sardine 26,797 103 975 37 73 26
Jack mackerel 7,487 72 56 180 102 129
Mackerel - scad 3,647 68 79 108 93 88
Pacific mackerel 35,696 114 58 90 94 101
Saury 49,180 97 107 154 76 74
Japanese flying squid 9,967 66 129 217 127 78
Flying squid 82 178 6 177 119 68
Flatfish 2,551 131 116 346 95 88
Cod 2,903 96 66 225 218 107
Pollock 15,490 73 82 31 148 94
Atka mackerel 18,052 184 85 35 88 109
Rockfish 700 674 308 198 50 47
Thorney head 107 126 89 2,512 85 89
Hairtail 414 109 94 282 101 94
Flounder 129 82 83 1,143 120 92
Sea bream 735 102 99 786 105 94
Yellowtail 7,506 249 162 298 55 75
Spanish mackerel 426 178 284 346 92 84
Tanner crab 31 125 135 582 118 103
Herring 13 104 6 331 120 155
Cuttlefish 110 407 52 234 119 83
Octopus 642 103 97 298 105 94
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,497 138 130 2,815 154 126
Albacore tuna 3,760 25 103 328 97 99
Bigeye tuna 1,572 94 59 1,269 106 140
Yellowfin tuna 1,205 143 74 821 94 166
Striped marlin 100 75 44 805 94 178
Swordfish 220 91 74 816 90 129
Skipjack tuna 11,537 103 81 134 85 82
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 5,558 51 59 161 99 84
Coastal 5,705 46 86 194 108 84
Flying squid 3,447 206 87 241 96 89
Cod 160 61 198 266 84 90
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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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