Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, September 2000
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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 382 22 39 1,342 133 107
Albacore tuna 925 85 68 484 122 128
Bigeye tuna 683 133 72 1,881 124 126
Yellowfin tuna 249 19 19 722 135 132
Striped Marlin 299 50 89 521 153 124
Swordfish 399 80 57 741 122 162
Skipjack tuna 16,464 178 116 120 71 73
Sardine 1,224 23 5 265 136 520
Jack mackerel 6,417 98 62 207 77 118
Mackerel - scad 1,710 143 32 86 81 74
Pacific mackerel 21,434 178 69 112 114 117
Saury 64,810 234 128 224 100 111
Japanese flying squid 20,595 90 136 118 100 69
Flying squid 319 253 693 175 91 117
Flatfish 1,271 161 65 436 88 119
Cod 2,039 353 68 143 88 139
Pollock 19,065 1,618 90 27 49 129
Atka mackerel 12,552 148 128 42 95 105
Rockfish 58 60 56 352 51 89
Thorney head 74 64 87 2,734 113 93
Hairtail 382 118 100 313 79 112
Flounder 217 319 132 628 41 65
Sea bream 598 94 83 848 94 113
Yellowtail 7,166 183 238 168 55 31
Spanish mackerel 378 473 153 258 30 70
Tanner crab 0 - - 375 141 76
Herring 28 133 215 195 123 71
Cuttlefish 19 317 70 367 114 187
Octopus 404 97 65 256 62 90
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 698 323 64 2,142 79 117
Albacore tuna 5,621 96 38 411 129 122
Bigeye tuna 1,017 55 61 824 103 69
Yellowfin tuna 2,023 116 241 494 95 56
Striped marlin 42 38 32 556 135 65
Swordfish 157 85 65 867 130 95
Skipjack tuna 16,473 113 148 116 147 73
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 3,658 34 34 162 93 100
Coastal 9,348 56 75 122 113 68
Flying squid 8,836 104 529 70 50 28
Cod 269 374 103 247 87 78
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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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