Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, March 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 14 11 17 5,995 324 165
Albacore tuna 3,116 92 97 352 118 105
Bigeye tuna 429 87 70 1,186 116 107
Yellowfin tuna 648 111 191 861 119 84
Striped Marlin 93 61 49 825 110 120
Swordfish 647 110 116 842 107 88
Skipjack tuna 750 140 73 445 130 111
Sardine 1,742 33 18 96 168 143
Jack mackerel 10,223 102 108 196 113 88
Mackerel - scad 2,154 94 69 148 106 126
Pacific mackerel 16,754 78 116 111 102 83
Saury 0 - - 191 73 57
Japanese flying squid 984 63 105 365 109 79
Flying squid 2 100 1 61 75 33
Flatfish 2,253 92 75 474 101 111
Cod 3,202 70 98 205 80 114
Pollock 31,333 157 100 96 122 126
Atka mackerel 10,589 78 92 22 96 69
Rockfish 171 317 164 716 69 97
Thorney head 89 198 114 2,934 75 76
Hairtail 511 52 249 275 73 70
Flounder 120 101 109 1,846 101 97
Sea bream 825 134 94 897 101 98
Yellowtail 2,168 179 123 661 79 88
Spanish mackerel 662 69 505 476 141 103
Tanner crab 48 123 112 872 54 95
Herring 41 22 158 846 289 143
Cuttlefish 141 126 59 371 101 91
Octopus 277 87 71 404 116 97
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 167 58 17 2,494 84 88
Albacore tuna 1,508 121 91 254 95 108
Bigeye tuna 2,915 97 63 969 85 109
Yellowfin tuna 1,529 99 56 631 85 102
Striped marlin 193 112 82 487 103 173
Swordfish 227 86 51 719 106 129
Skipjack tuna 14,060 187 80 114 90 66
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 5,378 1,620 238 114 88 77
Coastal 640 32 489 165 94 59
Flying squid 122 6 3 306 133 138
Cod 436 52 63 179 89 83
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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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