Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, December 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                5       14     36          3,617      266      148
 Albacore tuna           3,206      147     73            398       90      138
 Bigeye tuna               890       96     96          1,865       98      106
 Yellowfin tuna            297      112     54          1,248      121      121
 Striped Marlin            259      114     60            930      119      138
 Swordfish                 681      122    131            816      102       97
 Skipjack tuna             732       15    127            230       92       71
 Sardine                28,667      419    174             60       85      133
 Jack mackerel           8,339       94    116            154      119       95
 Mackerel - scad         1,886       66    156            125      123       85
 Pacific mackerel       10,879       50     32            199      159      140
 Saury                   4,638       19    410             64       63       39
 Japanese flying squid   7,351       26    232            161      181       63
 Flying squid                4        9    400            112       71      267
 Flatfish                2,306      107     97            490      111      105
 Cod                     4,333      108     68            370      112      105
 Pollock                 7,829       61     84            129      118      243
 Atka mackerel           6,264       54     65             49      104      288
 Rockfish                   61      115     64            934      141      125
 Thorney head               72       92     73          3,270      105      108
 Hairtail                  575      172     93            256       77      101
 Flounder                  166       85    101          1,342      160       80
 Sea bream                 766      134     85          1,151      120      117
 Yellowtail              6,531       72    129            322      199       77
 Spanish mackerel        1,612      331    306            189       70       59
 Tanner crab               477      144    147          1,362       88       93
 Herring                    61       82     22            487      155      241
 Cuttlefish                 78      118     51            291      130      106
 Octopus                   726      115     57            474      117      126
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna              544      131     39          2,768       98      118
 Albacore tuna           1,058      189    126            506      129      214
 Bigeye tuna             3,594      170    127            939      107       84
 Yellowfin tuna          2,097      114    142            481       93       63
 Striped marlin            119      125     63            477       67       74
 Swordfish                 283      240    100            683       97       93
 Skipjack tuna          12,049       70    125             83       66       75
 Japanese flying                       
  squid:                      
  Distant water            463       58     81            132       94      101
  Coastal                5,517       63    170            110       86       64
Flying squid             9,675       78    759             76       61       30
Cod                        175      131     68            212       78       87
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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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