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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