Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, December 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 10 27 50 3,024 132 74
Albacore tuna 4,005 139 85 231 96 69
Bigeye tuna 1,103 108 86 1,893 105 115
Yellowfin tuna 575 115 141 1,028 123 108
Striped Marlin 329 112 171 613 121 48
Swordfish 570 125 92 901 111 98
Skipjack tuna 484 18 108 274 80 52
Sardine 16,544 327 986 58 56 74
Jack mackerel 7,504 77 50 164 109 169
Mackerel - scad 4,908 83 370 111 101 68
Pacific mackerel 39,743 103 43 159 156 241
Saury 1,115 5 127 94 58 142
Japanese flying squid 2,585 36 31 409 135 219
Flying squid 4 7 135 127 174 334
Flatfish 2,120 91 76 486 120 103
Cod 5,682 103 82 368 127 118
Pollock 11,287 82 82 52 93 74
Atka mackerel 14,941 77 91 27 77 90
Rockfish 216 43 207 592 215 58
Thorney head 202 191 168 2,181 97 64
Hairtail 595 125 161 246 94 73
Flounder 179 116 74 1,433 114 100
Sea bream 971 135 124 982 114 78
Yellowtail 4,224 95 119 514 137 59
Spanish mackerel 428 216 152 458 125 64
Tanner crab 276 104 89 1,440 89 73
Herring 298 287 703 210 118 58
Cuttlefish 646 336 231 301 114 86
Octopus 1,232 106 112 333 110 86
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,586 337 134 3,002 119 146
Albacore tuna 1,050 137 100 203 86 66
Bigeye tuna 3,754 101 88 1,044 104 114
Yellowfin tuna 1,528 71 69 515 166 109
Striped marlin 264 139 88 325 116 52
Swordfish 353 133 97 546 97 73
Skipjack tuna 13,735 104 199 155 112 71
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 367 7 25 198 93 126
Coastal 1,937 52 103 323 112 192
Flying squid 8,475 78 55 235 89 136
Cod 692 432 249 249 94 168
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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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