Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, February 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 5 58 33 9,446 275 213
Albacore tuna 4,173 150 106 268 77 91
Bigeye tuna 381 84 75 1,355 99 121
Yellowfin 359 141 61 976 105 99
Striped Marlin 125 138 87 1,020 91 122
Swordfish 719 132 144 863 93 88
Skipjack tuna 683 365 164 333 109 65
Sardine 6,399 198 146 74 94 121
Jack mackerel 13,982 155 155 131 94 58
Mackerel - scad 2,450 117 56 109 78 77
Pacific mackerel 30,997 44 45 82 115 119
Saury 7 14 22 151 248 88
Japanese flying squid 1,407 81 72 276 107 87
Flying squid 236 10,458 4,463 202 136 459
Flatfish 2,291 79 104 482 111 96
Cod 4,599 71 83 167 71 96
Pollock 24,656 117 94 85 106 70
Atka mackerel 9,325 53 83 31 135 78
Rockfish 50 42 55 932 171 61
Thorney head 81 104 104 3,753 112 89
Hairtail 655 67 82 406 122 136
Flounder 110 82 75 1,912 108 97
Sea bream 447 92 87 1,200 93 98
Yellowtail 1,279 48 72 787 146 160
Spanish mackerel 166 82 128 846 98 98
Tanner crab 27 40 42 1,888 101 104
Herring 37 92 41 456 125 108
Cuttlefish 187 79 110 471 101 84
Octopus 451 72 103 362 112 84
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 710 45 77 3,423 104 114
Albacore tuna 1,079 208 93 277 84 92
Bigeye 2,733 153 96 872 117 78
Yellowfin tuna 1,193 154 71 445 81 71
Striped marlin 160 152 98 478 90 81
Swordfish 137 59 60 608 84 88
Skipjack tuna 10,410 79 96 168 74 104
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 760 18 778 134 101 64
Coastal 422 89 82 184 112 73
Flying squid 4,556 84 64 214 133 76
Cod 460 43 31 137 74 65
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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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