Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, September 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 70 13 16 1,727 124 113
Albacore tuna 698 38 80 508 175 113
Bigeye tuna 819 110 79 1,691 109 101
Yellowfin 682 89 199 858 119 95
Striped Marlin 483 58 143 245 123 44
Swordfish 304 84 127 906 120 93
Skipjack tuna 13,323 53 130 172 117 81
Sardine 2,847 37 23 86 126 154
Jack mackerel 20,592 158 120 125 72 98
Mackerel - scad 5,483 903 237 133 87 81
Pacific mackerel 30,539 112 55 94 121 188
Saury 54,063 372 57 184 46 188
Japanese flying squid 8,773 121 q34 238 87 189
Flying squid 1,770 271 287 210 128 101
Flatfish 1,263 236 81 451 80 103
Cod 4,030 850 194 115 67 86
Pollock 20,639 486 121 26 74 79
Atka mackerel 14,803 196 157 23 82 48
Rockfish 170 121 321 420 54 62
Thorney head 117 74 104 2,636 102 93
Hairtail 485 119 166 263 87 65
Flounder 144 214 75 1,178 65 128
Sea bream 696 113 107 851 91 98
Yellowtail 2,253 95 66 557 103 108
Spanish mackerel 114 398 139 385 66 63
Tanner crab 6 1,734 8,486 721 348 139
Herring 171 2,310 229 93 79 65
Cuttlefish 129 385 277 225 138 67
Octopus 520 123 93 312 75 98
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,965 302 135 2,555 125 96
Albacore tuna 6,032 90 106 334 94 84
Bigeye 2,614 101 95 874 151 90
Yellowfin tuna 1,313 121 60 495 121 83
Striped marlin 224 89 71 491 153 55
Swordfish 388 124 65 735 102 82
Skipjack tuna 15,870 71 142 178 105 82
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 2,197 36 33 183 96 105
Coastal 7,984 118 44 184 96 117
Flying squid 4,917 123 437 256 98 81
Cod 340 93 112 333 83 156
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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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