Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, February 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 122 1,356 871 1,850 57 37
Albacore tuna 3,378 119 125 299 88 99
Bigeye tuna 491 128 84 1,025 73 84
Yellowfin tuna 585 111 141 723 94 83
Striped Marlin 153 94 86 747 97 121
Swordfish 590 127 109 787 92 88
Skipjack tuna 535 182 74 343 116 94
Sardine 5,218 36 26 57 124 100
Jack mackerel 9,985 83 138 174 134 79
Mackerel - scad 2,290 151 46 139 104 151
Pacific mackerel 21,539 87 158 109 99 76
Saury 27 5 108 260 130 491
Japanese flying squid 1,572 200 88 336 100 99
Flying squid 2 67 6 81 53 180
Flatfish 2,461 109 87 469 105 105
Cod 4,545 83 103 256 86 93
Pollock 20,008 177 70 79 82 92
Atka mackerel 13,514 108 92 23 88 52
Rockfish 54 93 42 1,041 139 154
Thorney head 45 83 73 3,932 97 105
Hairtail 974 72 100 377 140 137
Flounder 119 99 114 1,824 105 101
Sea bream 614 91 96 884 94 97
Yellowtail 1,212 38 91 839 247 106
Spanish mackerel 955 245 80 337 93 118
Tanner crab 39 27 80 1,618 164 121
Herring 189 40 115 293 190 126
Cuttlefish 112 111 74 368 106 105
Octopus 317 50 70 349 106 95
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 286 26 45 2,964 107 120
Albacore tuna 1,249 195 150 267 112 163
Bigeye tuna 3,013 114 80 1,141 120 105
Yellowfin tuna 1,540 135 100 744 96 122
Striped marlin 172 126 90 471 95 137
Swordfish 265 133 86 680 102 119
Skipjack tuna 7,529 46 65 126 74 92
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 332 87 232 129 77 79
Coastal 2,009 437 926 175 101 53
Flying squid 1,949 780 29 230 84 108
Cod 836 100 90 202 84 79
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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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