Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, July 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            2,046       95    265          1,283      125       65
 Albacore tuna           1,643       72    186            293      109       86
 Bigeye tuna               235       91     44            888      152      101
 Yellowfin tuna            583       40     45            663      144       99
 Striped Marlin            250      446    105            336      103       94
 Swordfish                 373      111    123            755       88      103
 Skipjack tuna          11,141       72     74            146      129       82
 Sardine                 8,722      129     18            175      137      380
 Jack mackerel           7,521       62     93            241      103       71
 Mackerel - scad           459       64     69            117       97       77
 Pacific mackerel       10,101      168    128             86       88       75
 Saury                     261    8,700  4,350          2,027      508      133
 Japanese flying squid   6,830      169    131            208      105       87
 Flying squid               45    1,125  4,500            366      538      832
 Flatfish                  637       52     87            446      138      105
 Cod                       561       33     84            169      164      114
 Pollock                   717       12     55             81      159      203
 Atka mackerel           3,138       31    121             52      153       67
 Rockfish                   14       82     12          1,759      144      311
 Thorney head               50       54     60          3,292      126       99
 Hairtail                  302       83    112            430      102      128
 Flounder                   78       60    101          1,686      138       98
 Sea bream                 468       91     70            951      108      121
 Yellowtail              1,493      149    130            579       68       65
 Spanish mackerel           51       56     70            642      206      183
 Tanner crab                 0        -      -            607      173      109
 Herring                     6       43     86            451       85      127
 Cuttlefish                  7       24     50            440      135      120
 Octopus                   598      100     97            397      109       90
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna              803      133    236          1,912       67       80
 Albacore tuna           6,161      759     76            225       79       69
 Bigeye tuna             2,845      213    114            799       97       86
 Yellowfin tuna          1,258       98    143            570      105       74
 Striped marlin             77      124     55            497      110      127
 Swordfish                 201      151     93            687      102       93
 Skipjack tuna          18,242       83    108             60       71       41
 Japanese flying              
  squid:
  Distant water         13,386       69     57            164      110      105
  Coastal                1,090      924     65            154      101       88
Flying squid             6,405    1,895    101            174      119       84
Cod                        502       51    108            208       99       95
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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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