Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, December 2000
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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 5 14 36 3,617 266 148
Albacore tuna 3,206 147 73 398 90 138
Bigeye tuna 890 96 96 1,865 98 106
Yellowfin tuna 297 112 54 1,248 121 121
Striped Marlin 259 114 60 930 119 138
Swordfish 681 122 131 816 102 97
Skipjack tuna 732 15 127 230 92 71
Sardine 28,667 419 174 60 85 133
Jack mackerel 8,339 94 116 154 119 95
Mackerel - scad 1,886 66 156 125 123 85
Pacific mackerel 10,879 50 32 199 159 140
Saury 4,638 19 410 64 63 39
Japanese flying squid 7,351 26 232 161 181 63
Flying squid 4 9 400 112 71 267
Flatfish 2,306 107 97 490 111 105
Cod 4,333 108 68 370 112 105
Pollock 7,829 61 84 129 118 243
Atka mackerel 6,264 54 65 49 104 288
Rockfish 61 115 64 934 141 125
Thorney head 72 92 73 3,270 105 108
Hairtail 575 172 93 256 77 101
Flounder 166 85 101 1,342 160 80
Sea bream 766 134 85 1,151 120 117
Yellowtail 6,531 72 129 322 199 77
Spanish mackerel 1,612 331 306 189 70 59
Tanner crab 477 144 147 1,362 88 93
Herring 61 82 22 487 155 241
Cuttlefish 78 118 51 291 130 106
Octopus 726 115 57 474 117 126
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 544 131 39 2,768 98 118
Albacore tuna 1,058 189 126 506 129 214
Bigeye tuna 3,594 170 127 939 107 84
Yellowfin tuna 2,097 114 142 481 93 63
Striped marlin 119 125 63 477 67 74
Swordfish 283 240 100 683 97 93
Skipjack tuna 12,049 70 125 83 66 75
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 463 58 81 132 94 101
Coastal 5,517 63 170 110 86 64
Flying squid 9,675 78 759 76 61 30
Cod 175 131 68 212 78 87
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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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