Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, August 1999
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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 2,532 328 462 1,140 58 82
Albacore tuna 1,504 170 81 330 97 113
Bigeye tuna 844 162 113 1,315 149 85
Yellowfin tuna 452 35 59 771 115 107
Striped Marlin 526 221 64 317 88 159
Swordfish 320 105 88 685 93 90
Skipjack tuna 8,620 57 34 236 132 161
Sardine 39,793 83 522 53 115 78
Jack mackerel 6,613 82 51 325 96 187
Mackerel - scad 533 81 88 251 165 164
Pacific mackerel 16,720 212 61 98 85 126
Saury 15,094 251,567 104 332 22 83
Japanese flying squid 11,076 212 153 185 77 68
Flying squid 11 1,100 2 88 200 54
Flatfish 775 106 145 506 121 89
Cod 494 74 104 154 104 90
Pollock 3,896 300 92 24 60 69
Atka mackerel 2,957 114 39 88 113 314
Rockfish 132 114 94 551 98 70
Thorney head 127 153 80 2,634 79 102
Hairtail 383 142 94 324 96 108
Flounder 75 104 104 1,566 95 87
Sea bream 775 117 123 877 111 94
Yellowtail 2,487 233 103 536 60 98
Spanish mackerel 24 51 83 1,196 274 205
Tanner crab 36 225 600 587 105 81
Herring 5 71 71 355 100 301
Cuttlefish 6 43 18 351 96 215
Octopus 476 77 113 424 96 102
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 555 163 85 1,871 78 92
Albacore tuna 5,042 62 76 369 113 104
Bigeye tuna 2,084 83 81 917 98 159
Yellowfin tuna 800 91 74 761 99 186
Striped marlin 111 79 44 337 86 105
Swordfish 178 83 57 701 95 97
Skipjack tuna 21,036 124 95 163 112 96
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 14,440 62 234 147 94 77
Coastal 7,611 456 112 166 95 87
Flying squid 2,126 34 53 221 107 85
Cod 361 77 99 266 122 66
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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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