Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, May 1997
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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 336 223 36 3,024 60 225
Albacore tuna 1,730 64 184 305 93 98
Bigeye tuna 278 87 64 914 83 109
Yellowfin 1,104 206 136 605 45 91
Striped Marlin 306 230 166 451 49 98
Swordfish 387 74 81 944 95 115
Skipjack tuna 5,881 335 296 210 46 51
Sardine 19,089 203 128 55 92 115
Jack mackerel 25,526 165 125 208 91 109
Mackerel - scad 1,304 43 81 90 68 85
Pacific mackerel 47,095 155 144 42 68 102
Saury 6 121 14 238 317 458
Japanese flying squid 2,929 177 126 324 89 99
Flying squid 10 45 130 31 15 21
Flatfish 1,932 73 92 472 113 110
Cod 2,409 99 72 105 95 154
Pollock 22,603 102 103 69 71 209
Atka mackerel 7,865 50 90 55 125 108
Rockfish 51 31 41 1,377 166 159
Thorney head 177 75 77 2,760 102 119
Hairtail 186 75 68 576 128 107
Flounder 126 92 60 1,785 93 132
Sea bream 589 73 87 1,145 113 114
Yellowtail 1,699 78 67 798 109 139
Spanish mackerel 152 160 17 661 50 158
Tanner crab 195 78 136 666 79 81
Herring 315 168 364 230 47 46
Cuttlefish 97 66 103 402 90 95
Octopus 546 91 85 461 105 108
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 366 136 284 3,007 286 467
Albacore tuna 210 52 191 264 92 110
Bigeye 2,647 98 123 1,068 114 106
Yellowfin tuna 1,912 127 251 563 96 84
Striped marlin 92 75 89 560 104 115
Swordfish 181 97 158 744 105 131
Skipjack tuna 18,978 130 112 172 101 112
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 14,739 352 123 154 75 53
Coastal 108 236 2,339 208 95 72
Flying squid 265 76 50 264 80 68
Cod 21 2 31 131 71 90
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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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