Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, April 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               90      643     98          4,425       74       92
 Albacore tuna           2,528       81     93            329       93      104
 Bigeye tuna               269       63     45          1,071       90      100
 Yellowfin tuna            522       81    147            936      109       93
 Striped Marlin            104      112     69            738       89      115
 Swordfish                 444       69     75            902      107      105
 Skipjack tuna           1,201      160    303            429       96       65
 Sardine                 4,236      243     36             85       89      120
 Jack mackerel          12,751      125    141            237      121       95
 Mackerel - scad         1,978       92    107             93       63       74
 Pacific mackerel       23,356      139    221             84       76       63
 Saury                       1        -    100             73       38      152
 Japanese flying squid   1,051      107     91            490      134       97
 Flying squid               10      500     56             51       84       70
 Flatfish                2,687      119     98            391       82       98
 Cod                     2,435       76     93            146       71       95
 Pollock                21,713       69     67             87       91      112
 Atka mackerel          10,575      100     80             20       91       56
 Rockfish                   41       24     18          1,561      218      327
 Thorney head              121      136     77          3,061      104      104
 Hairtail                  308       60    123            354      129      103
 Flounder                  118       98     96          1,630       88       97
 Sea bream                 811       98     76            864       96      113
 Yellowtail              1,563       72     43            649       98      124
 Spanish mackerel          187       28    138            689      145      128
 Tanner crab               240      500     70            473       54       78
 Herring                   179      437     85            426       50      110
 Cuttlefish                134       95     55            360       97      100
 Octopus                   302      109     83            456      113       98
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna              469      281     96          2,587      104       85
 Albacore tuna             279       19     63            242       95       79
 Bigeye tuna             2,936      101    114            946       98      101
 Yellowfin tuna          1,775      116    145            637      101      107
 Striped marlin            143       74    131            422       87      140
 Swordfish                 186       82     87            685       95      129
 Skipjack tuna          20,194      144    149            122      107       77
 Japanese flying              
  squid:                      
  Distant water         18,127      337     96            106       93       86
  Coastal                  340       53  1,063            175      106       57
Flying squid             4,784    3,921      -            172       56       74
Cod                        116       27     18            203      113       67
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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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