Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, July 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 773 19 103 1,961 211 149
Albacore tuna 885 19 24 339 141 150
Bigeye tuna 522 129 284 884 153 96
Yellowfin tuna 1,285 64 180 673 152 102
Striped Marlin 238 148 52 359 108 160
Swordfish 304 82 67 736 96 99
Skipjack tuna 15,139 231 48 179 59 119
Sardine 47,820 113 401 46 85 69
Jack mackerel 8,107 62 51 337 143 161
Mackerel - scad 662 55 71 152 119 114
Pacific mackerel 7,892 91 35 115 121 172
Saury 6 150 6 1,520 483 337
Japanese flying squid 5,228 145 213 239 96 62
Flying squid 1 100 100 44 11 81
Flatfish 730 74 105 417 106 81
Cod 667 40 146 148 129 86
Pollock 1,297 10 144 40 11 108
Atka mackerel 2,598 38 28 78 137 312
Rockfish 116 297 81 565 93 123
Thorney head 83 88 71 3,324 109 124
Hairtail 269 150 86 337 95 79
Flounder 72 65 77 1,646 120 106
Sea bream 661 107 110 787 102 88
Yellowtail 1,068 88 55 900 108 149
Spanish mackerel 47 40 92 437 148 209
Tanner crab 16 7 1,600 557 120 94
Herring 7 11 26 355 175 214
Cuttlefish 14 24 67 366 128 105
Octopus 618 95 76 440 110 112
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 340 74 49 2,399 70 117
Albacore tuna 8,082 136 609 326 107 108
Bigeye tuna 2,498 126 115 933 88 154
Yellowfin tuna 877 120 78 767 96 193
Striped marlin 140 389 80 392 109 150
Swordfish 215 182 111 740 93 125
Skipjack tuna 16,932 166 69 145 95 76
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 23,219 134 209 156 94 92
Coastal 1,668 431 253 175 87 76
Flying squid 6,335 70,389 70 207 98 93
Cod 466 2,741 244 218 92 91
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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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