Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, August 1998
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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 548 73 117 1,390 106 91
Albacore tuna 1,854 51 199 291 129 64
Bigeye tuna 741 403 82 1,553 168 102
Yellowfin 768 108 93 719 109 86
Striped Marlin 828 179 210 199 89 45
Swordfish 363 79 134 575 102 81
Skipjack tuna 25,023 80 179 147 97 82
Sardine 7,624 64 27 68 101 126
Jack mackerel 13,032 82 122 174 83 84
Mackerel - scad 607 65 72 153 115 77
Pacific mackerel 27,302 120 98 78 116 130
Saury 14,525 13,776 35 401 89 254
Japanese flying squid 7,244 295 82 274 72 120
Flying squid 654 85,186 7,239 164 304 134
Flatfish 535 79 79 567 112 92
Cod 474 103 110 172 99 97
Pollock 4,250 470 159 35 95 73
Atka mackerel 7,545 81 300 28 112 35
Rockfish 141 98 110 783 170 115
Thorney head 159 136 75 2,574 96 104
Hairtail 406 130 180 301 71 62
Flounder 68 75 76 1,814 116 104
Sea bream 615 106 121 939 103 85
Yellowtail 2,379 130 115 541 93 83
Spanish mackerel 29 57 60 583 279 81
Tanner crab 0 - 27 207 118 38
Herring 7 27 74 118 71 84
Cuttlefish 34 156 165 163 47 109
Octopus 423 50 89 417 116 96
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 651 93 214 2,038 99 71
Albacore tuna 6,667 502 152 356 117 88
Bigeye 2,587 119 161 577 95 75
Yellowfin tuna 1,087 97 87 410 103 93
Striped marlin 250 143 220 321 123 57
Swordfish 314 163 144 720 122 93
Skipjack tuna 22,208 90 137 170 89 100
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 6,167 56 90 191 113 97
Coastal 6,766 1,027 75 191 83 103
Flying squid 4,013 44 131 260 117 73
Cod 366 191 57 401 168 302
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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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