Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, March 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 230 4,773 366 1,337 14 41
Albacore tuna 3,739 90 88 282 105 96
Bigeye tuna 398 104 88 1,008 74 90
Yellowfin 515 143 78 1,028 105 96
Striped Marlin 150 120 79 974 95 125
Swordfish 552 77 80 1,037 120 109
Skipjack tuna 1,132 165 85 427 129 113
Sardine 4,179 65 37 74 100 45
Jack mackerel 12,730 91 72 157 120 91
Mackerel - scad 2,296 94 60 112 103 83
Pacific mackerel 21,447 69 47 93 113 150
Saury 9 126 471 139 92 93
Japanese flying squid 904 64 75 416 151 106
Flying squid 5 2 69 118 58 207
Flatfish 3,033 132 104 403 84 95
Cod 3,290 72 100 150 90 96
Pollock 24,557 100 94 91 107 83
Atka mackerel 12,463 134 72 23 74 58
Rockfish 51 101 63 1,263 136 90
Thorney head 134 166 81 3,365 90 103
Hairtail 688 105 194 297 73 116
Flounder 114 104 80 1,974 103 94
Sea bream 671 150 104 1,198 100 93
Yellowtail 2,822 221 139 613 78 96
Spanish mackerel 387 233 298 658 78 78
Tanner crab 52 196 69 1,076 57 98
Herring 362 979 351 208 46 42
Cuttlefish 242 129 119 413 88 81
Octopus 405 90 89 396 109 86
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 647 91 152 3,118 91 136
Albacore tuna 1,958 181 86 255 92 87
Bigeye 3,910 143 109 687 79 67
Yellowfin tuna 1,503 126 70 549 123 89
Striped marlin 254 159 119 538 113 85
Swordfish 305 223 122 611 100 88
Skipjack tuna 16,668 160 147 175 104 101
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 1,078 142 103 141 105 90
Coastal 570 135 560 172 93 56
Flying squid 2,938 64 647 171 80 47
Cod 764 166 55 137 100 69
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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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