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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