Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, May 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              969    1,077    339          1,311       30       70
 Albacore tuna           1,555       62     26            314       95      115
 Bigeye tuna               423      157    120            481       45       70
 Yellowfin tuna          1,450      278    126            469       50       88
 Striped Marlin            109      105     54            516       70      139
 Swordfish                 339       76     84            798       88      104
 Skipjack tuna           6,723      560    113            131       31       47
 Sardine                10,153      240     49             90      106      141
 Jack mackerel          21,152      166    134            184       78       91
 Mackerel - scad           923       47     77             95      102       70
 Pacific mackerel       10,737       46     48             79       94      101
 Saury                       1      100      -            152      208       97
 Japanese flying squid   1,794      171    141            390       80      100
 Flying squid               11      110     69             56      110      100
 Flatfish                2,490       93    120            335       86       90
 Cod                     3,145      129    113            104       71       95
 Pollock                25,462      117    148             51       59      121
 Atka mackerel           9,797       93     64             27      135       71
 Rockfish                   28       68     29          1,509       97      248
 Thorney head              133      110    104          2,645       86       88
 Hairtail                  252       82    111            391      110       95
 Flounder                  126      107    105          1,301       80       83
 Sea bream                 668       82     90            753       87       94
 Yellowtail              1,219       78     58            734      113      136
 Spanish mackerel          168       90    102            297       43      110
 Tanner crab               520      217    106            455       96       83
 Herring                    24       13     80            777      182      162
 Cuttlefish                 89       66     82            249       69       76
 Octopus                   448      148    100            393       86       87
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna              249       53    117          1,159       45      102
 Albacore tuna             144       52     34            265      110       95
 Bigeye tuna             1,448       49     81            889       94       75
 Yellowfin tuna          1,098       62    176            631       99       84
 Striped marlin             53       37     61            338       80       92
 Swordfish                 126       68    103            675       99      111
 Skipjack tuna          18,416       91     81             96       79       59
 Japanese flying              
  squid:                      
  Distant water         19,871      110     91            128      121       89
  Coastal                   22        6    183            173       99       48
Flying squid               245        5 24,500            103       60       61
Cod                         61       53     29            199       98       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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