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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