Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, December 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 14 100 140 2,451 116 81
Albacore tuna 4,399 124 110 289 103 125
Bigeye tuna 926 81 84 1,759 102 93
Yellowfin tuna 550 139 96 1,028 110 100
Striped Marlin 434 189 132 672 88 110
Swordfish 518 101 91 837 111 93
Skipjack tuna 575 54 119 322 64 118
Sardine 16,549 657 100 46 53 79
Jack mackerel 7,193 76 96 163 130 99
Mackerel - scad 1,208 35 25 147 125 132
Pacific mackerel 33,730 98 85 142 156 89
Saury 1,132 8 102 163 99 173
Japanese flying squid 3,171 25 123 256 125 63
Flying squid 1 - 33 42 168 33
Flatfish 2,378 90 112 467 128 96
Cod 6,396 142 113 352 112 96
Pollock 9,338 66 83 53 115 102
Atka mackerel 9,608 54 65 17 59 65
Rockfish 95 14 44 750 387 127
Thorney head 99 57 49 3,035 175 139
Hairtail 616 168 104 254 91 103
Flounder 153 133 81 1,715 140 121
Sea bream 875 125 90 1,009 117 103
Yellowtail 4,932 82 107 408 155 75
Spanish mackerel 504 131 118 324 92 71
Tanner crab 325 83 116 1,469 116 103
Herring 282 688 95 202 50 96
Cuttlefish 153 116 24 275 118 91
Octopus 1,126 106 81 381 113 117
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,402 282 88 2,353 89 78
Albacore tuna 840 13 79 236 78 118
Bigeye tuna 2,830 150 75 1,119 102 107
Yellowfin tuna 1,478 174 97 761 95 148
Striped marlin 188 147 71 646 121 199
Swordfish 283 202 80 731 105 134
Skipjack tuna 9,629 83 69 110 80 71
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 573 13 156 131 77 66
Coastal 3,260 34 168 173 94 54
Flying squid 1,261 52 15 254 93 108
Cod 257 122 37 243 86 98
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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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