Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, June 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            2,157      223     53          1,029       78      111
 Albacore tuna           2,293      147     49            268       85      112
 Bigeye tuna               259       61     63            586      122      101
 Yellowfin tuna          1,474      102     73            459       98      104
 Striped Marlin             56       51     35            325       63       98
 Swordfish                 336       99     91            858      108      112
 Skipjack tuna          15,422      229    236            113       86       38
 Sardine                 6,741       66     16            128      142      237
 Jack mackerel          12,167       58     93            233      127       99
 Mackerel - scad           715       77     59            121      127       95
 Pacific mackerel        6,020       56     70             98      124      103
 Saury                       3      300     75            399      263      127
 Japanese flying squid   4,038      225    112            198       51       80
 Flying squid                4       36    400             68      121       19
 Flatfish                1,229       49    124            323       96       81
 Cod                     1,697       54    102            103       99       90
 Pollock                 5,747       23     43             51      100      142
 Atka mackerel          10,181      104    151             34      126       60
 Rockfish                   17       61     44          1,219       81      200
 Thorney head               93       70     99          2,620       99       86
 Hairtail                  365      145    204            421      108      119
 Flounder                  129      102    112          1,218       94       87
 Sea bream                 517       77     80            880      117      115
 Yellowtail              1,005       82     80            848      116      102
 Spanish mackerel           91       54     69            311      105      108
 Tanner crab               122       23     50            351       77       75
 Herring                    14       58     23            528       68      260
 Cuttlefish                 29       33     49            326      131      114
 Octopus                   598      133     92            365       93       91
Frozen:
 Bluefin tuna              606      243    133          2,836      245       83
 Albacore tuna             812      564     14            285      108       94
 Bigeye tuna             1,338       92     67            821       92       77
 Yellowfin tuna          1,290      117    176            542       86       67
 Striped marlin             62      117    172            451      133      126
 Swordfish                 133      106    113            671       99       85
 Skipjack tuna          22,104      120    217             84       88       55
 Japanese flying              
  squid:
  Distant water         19,276       97    111            149      116       90
  Coastal                  118      536     30            153       88       76
Flying squid               338      138  3,756            146      142       69
Cod                        978    1,603  5,753            211      106       89
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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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