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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