Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, August 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 1,731 85 68 1,008 79 88
Albacore tuna 1,087 66 72 396 135 120
Bigeye tuna 514 219 61 1,519 171 116
Yellowfin tuna 1,312 225 290 536 81 69
Striped Marlin 595 238 113 340 101 107
Swordfish 499 134 156 606 80 88
Skipjack tuna 9,235 83 107 169 116 72
Sardine 5,378 62 14 195 111 368
Jack mackerel 6,534 87 99 269 112 83
Mackerel - scad 1,198 261 225 106 91 42
Pacific mackerel 12,048 119 72 98 114 100
Saury 27,656 10,596 183 224 11 67
Japanese flying squid 22,817 334 206 118 57 64
Flying squid 126 280 1,145 193 53 219
Flatfish 790 124 102 497 111 96
Cod 578 103 117 162 96 105
Pollock 1,178 164 30 55 68 229
Atka mackerel 8,457 270 286 44 85 50
Rockfish 96 686 73 686 39 125
Thorney head 116 232 91 2,419 73 92
Hairtail 323 107 84 396 92 122
Flounder 68 87 81 1,527 91 93
Sea bream 633 135 82 906 95 104
Yellowtail 3,915 262 157 306 53 57
Spanish mackerel 80 157 200 866 135 103
Tanner crab 0 - - 266 44 45
Herring 21 350 420 159 35 45
Cuttlefish 6 86 100 323 73 92
Octopus 415 69 87 411 104 97
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 216 27 39 2,725 143 146
Albacore tuna 5,872 95 116 319 142 86
Bigeye tuna 1,842 65 88 803 101 88
Yellowfin tuna 1,744 139 218 521 91 68
Striped marlin 111 144 100 411 83 122
Swordfish 185 92 104 665 97 95
Skipjack tuna 14,553 80 69 79 132 48
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 10,782 81 73 174 106 118
Coastal 16,666 1,529 216 108 70 65
Flying squid 8,498 133 400 141 81 64
Cod 72 14 20 283 136 106
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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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