Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, February 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 14 14 280 5,039 290 53
Albacore tuna 2,697 112 65 303 105 113
Bigeye tuna 584 88 153 1,218 89 90
Yellowfin tuna 415 154 116 873 91 89
Striped Marlin 177 77 142 616 115 60
Swordfish 540 142 75 890 96 103
Skipjack tuna 722 153 105 364 152 110
Sardine 19,768 270 309 57 72 77
Jack mackerel 7,230 85 52 221 123 169
Mackerel - scad 4,959 98 202 93 83 85
Pacific mackerel 13,644 51 44 143 124 174
Saury 25 4 357 53 46 35
Japanese flying squid 1,789 104 127 341 101 124
Flying squid 36 200 15 46 230 23
Flatfish 2,827 124 123 446 103 93
Cod 4,406 79 96 276 97 165
Pollock 28,772 155 117 86 118 101
Atka mackerel 14,726 246 158 44 102 142
Rockfish 129 71 258 677 145 73
Thorney head 62 151 77 3,750 83 100
Hairtail 974 210 149 275 148 68
Flounder 104 90 95 1,809 100 95
Sea bream 641 95 143 911 98 76
Yellowtail 1,339 73 105 788 104 100
Spanish mackerel 1,194 545 719 286 81 34
Tanner crab 49 54 181 1,335 108 71
Herring 164 24 443 232 174 51
Cuttlefish 151 53 81 351 119 75
Octopus 452 55 100 366 125 101
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 631 90 89 2,466 138 72
Albacore tuna 834 78 77 164 80 59
Bigeye tuna 3,784 147 138 1,082 111 124
Yellowfin tuna 1,535 84 129 610 123 137
Striped marlin 191 135 119 345 80 72
Swordfish 308 108 225 572 95 94
Skipjack tuna 11,589 93 111 137 98 82
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 143 19 19 163 84 122
Coastal 217 93 51 329 95 179
Flying squid 6,630 117 146 213 91 100
Cod 927 56 202 257 86 188
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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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