Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, April 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 90 643 98 4,425 74 92
Albacore tuna 2,528 81 93 329 93 104
Bigeye tuna 269 63 45 1,071 90 100
Yellowfin tuna 522 81 147 936 109 93
Striped Marlin 104 112 69 738 89 115
Swordfish 444 69 75 902 107 105
Skipjack tuna 1,201 160 303 429 96 65
Sardine 4,236 243 36 85 89 120
Jack mackerel 12,751 125 141 237 121 95
Mackerel - scad 1,978 92 107 93 63 74
Pacific mackerel 23,356 139 221 84 76 63
Saury 1 - 100 73 38 152
Japanese flying squid 1,051 107 91 490 134 97
Flying squid 10 500 56 51 84 70
Flatfish 2,687 119 98 391 82 98
Cod 2,435 76 93 146 71 95
Pollock 21,713 69 67 87 91 112
Atka mackerel 10,575 100 80 20 91 56
Rockfish 41 24 18 1,561 218 327
Thorney head 121 136 77 3,061 104 104
Hairtail 308 60 123 354 129 103
Flounder 118 98 96 1,630 88 97
Sea bream 811 98 76 864 96 113
Yellowtail 1,563 72 43 649 98 124
Spanish mackerel 187 28 138 689 145 128
Tanner crab 240 500 70 473 54 78
Herring 179 437 85 426 50 110
Cuttlefish 134 95 55 360 97 100
Octopus 302 109 83 456 113 98
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 469 281 96 2,587 104 85
Albacore tuna 279 19 63 242 95 79
Bigeye tuna 2,936 101 114 946 98 101
Yellowfin tuna 1,775 116 145 637 101 107
Striped marlin 143 74 131 422 87 140
Swordfish 186 82 87 685 95 129
Skipjack tuna 20,194 144 149 122 107 77
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 18,127 337 96 106 93 86
Coastal 340 53 1,063 175 106 57
Flying squid 4,784 3,921 - 172 56 74
Cod 116 27 18 203 113 67
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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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