Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan,
 September 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              969       38  1,384          1,250      110       72
 Albacore tuna           1,363       91    195            378      115       74
 Bigeye tuna               954      113    116          1,486      113       88
 Yellowfin tuna          1,344      297    197            546       71       64
 Striped Marlin            336       64     70            421      133      172
 Swordfish                 703      220    231            457       67       50
 Skipjack tuna          14,162      164    106            164       69       95
 Sardine                25,976       65    912             51       96       59
 Jack mackerel          10,356      157     50            176       54      141
 Mackerel - scad         5,388    1,011     98            116       46       87
 Pacific mackerel       31,187      187    102             96       98      102
 Saury                  50,623      335     94            202       61      110
 Japanese flying squid  15,179      137    173            171       92       72
 Flying squid               46      418      3            149      169       71
 Flatfish                1,951      252    155            366       72       82
 Cod                     3,019      611     75            103       67       90
 Pollock                21,135      542    102             21       88       81
 Atka mackerel           9,804      332     66             40       45      174
 Rockfish                  104       79     61            395       72       94
 Thorney head               85       67     73          2,951      112      112
 Hairtail                  381       99     79            280       86      106
 Flounder                  156      208     99            951       61       80
 Sea bream                 723       93    102            749       85       88
 Yellowtail              3,012      121    124            543      101       93
 Spanish mackerel          239      996    210            375       31       97
 Tanner crab                25       69    417            495       84       69
 Herring                    13      260      8            275       77      296
 Cuttlefish                 27      450     21            196       56       87
 Octopus                   621      130    119            284       67       91
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna            1,084      195     55          1,831       98       72
 Albacore tuna          14,986      297    248            338       92      101
 Bigeye tuna             1,676       80     64          1,198      131      137
 Yellowfin tuna            841      105     64            876      115      177
 Striped marlin            133      120     59            859      255      175
 Swordfish                 241      135     62            909      130      124
 Skipjack tuna          11,167       53     70            158       97       89
 Japanese flying              
  squid:                      
  Distant water         10,888       75    496            162      110       89
  Coastal               12,397      163    155            179      108       97
Flying squid             1,669       79     34            250      113       98
Cod                        260      542    102             21       88       81
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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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