Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, May 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 286 311 68 1,875 39 84
Albacore tuna 5,916 218 437 274 86 78
Bigeye tuna 347 58 161 691 64 82
Yellowfin tuna 1,150 325 157 530 53 70
Striped Marlin 203 135 62 371 58 105
Swordfish 405 69 97 765 89 94
Skipjack tuna 5,975 1,509 84 281 43 126
Sardine 20,918 176 149 64 90 152
Jack mackerel 15,808 175 37 201 81 201
Mackerel - scad 1,198 65 174 135 107 95
Pacific mackerel 22,343 212 85 78 59 170
Saury 0 0 0 156 325 143
Japanese flying squid 1,270 110 113 391 77 87
Flying squid 16 89 277 69 81 95
Flatfish 2,063 76 112 372 94 95
Cod 2,783 106 102 109 71 124
Pollock 17,152 53 71 42 54 120
Atka mackerel 15,297 116 115 38 106 146
Rockfish 98 43 150 608 127 59
Thorney head 128 81 87 2,992 102 110
Hairtail 227 91 103 412 119 107
Flounder 115 97 109 1,534 93 98
Sea bream 718 74 117 808 101 85
Yellowtail 2,076 58 115 538 103 85
Spanish mackerel 151 132 56 278 45 104
Tanner crab 490 144 295 549 91 85
Herring 30 14 62 481 125 103
Cuttlefish 108 45 126 326 90 101
Octopus 446 123 83 450 97 118
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 213 44 78 1,136 37 41
Albacore tuna 419 94 305 280 92 62
Bigeye tuna 1,786 69 127 1,178 126 179
Yellowfin tuna 625 51 122 753 127 156
Striped marlin 87 80 196 369 123 79
Swordfish 122 57 145 610 115 90
Skipjack tuna 22,693 167 113 163 103 75
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 21,814 115 139 144 117 95
Coastal 12 38 11 360 117 173
Flying squid 1 - 0 170 73 143
Cod 213 33 471 220 73 159
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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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