Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, October 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               17        4    170          1,692      126       61
 Albacore tuna             825       89     36            563      116      175
 Bigeye tuna               964      141     96          1,936      103      115
 Yellowfin tuna            245       98     54            933      129      110
 Striped Marlin            320      107    196            512       98       76
 Swordfish                 632      158    150            619       84       79
 Skipjack tuna           9,385       57    104            227      189       97
 Sardine                 1,665      136      6            166       63      449
 Jack mackerel           6,470      101     86            193       93      107
 Mackerel - scad         4,019      235    110             86      100       80
 Pacific mackerel       35,491      166     99             84       75       93
 Saury                  74,157       99    151            108       56       70
 Japanese flying squid  29,163      142    293             98       83       45
 Flying squid              811      254    989            176      101       99
 Flatfish                1,761      139     69            464      106      134
 Cod                     2,646      130     91            238      166      106
 Pollock                22,350      117    144             46      170      148
 Atka mackerel          13,146      105     73             43      102      123
 Rockfish                   72      124     10            421      120      213
 Thorney head               83      112     78          2,777      102      111
 Hairtail                  412      108    100            321      103      114
 Flounder                  274      126    196            540       86       49
 Sea bream                 657      110     90            757       89       96
 Yellowtail              9,607      134    128            153       91       51
 Spanish mackerel          683      181    156            142       55       42
 Tanner crab                48        -    155            407      109       70
 Herring                    87      311    669            227      116       69
 Cuttlefish                 44      232     40            310       84      132
 Octopus                   458      113     71            313      122      105
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna              542       78     36          2,388      111       85
 Albacore tuna           3,403       61     91            480      117      146
 Bigeye tuna             2,153      212    137          1,073      130       85
 Yellowfin tuna          1,703       84    144            524      106       63
 Striped marlin             60      143     60          1,158      208      144
 Swordfish                 155       99     70            819       94      100
 Skipjack tuna          16,317       99    141            140      121      104
 Japanese flying                       
  squid:                      
  Distant water          2,761       75     50            143       88       89
  Coastal                3,565       38     62            147      120       76
Flying squid            17,271      195    501             87      124       36
Cod                         95       35     59            298      121      112
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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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