Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, June 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 223 53 45 1,790 81 136
Albacore tuna 3,846 294 49 296 83 129
Bigeye tuna 232 108 64 759 90 75
Yellowfin 1,157 158 112 536 71 83
Striped Marlin 236 72 101 287 81 68
Swordfish 332 80 103 896 110 92
Skipjack tuna 16,716 235 105 175 79 124
Sardine 20,400 146 47 52 124 116
Jack mackerel 23,022 54 110 128 127 62
Mackerel - scad 739 120 87 143 104 121
Pacific mackerel 23,796 90 60 56 122 106
Saury 53 458 363 162 149 28
Japanese flying squid 1,179 105 18 434 96 321
Flying squid 8 138 77 25 34 57
Flatfish 1,101 60 86 432 110 107
Cod 2,184 80 163 94 107 115
Pollock 9,606 40 117 26 74 40
Atka mackerel 14,663 110 139 26 100 44
Rockfish 80 122 73 566 55 106
Thorney head 128 87 75 2,790 102 117
Hairtail 165 75 68 509 132 122
Flounder 116 117 96 1,457 95 92
Sea bream 490 85 92 1,099 112 97
Yellowtail 1,483 83 60 756 121 149
Spanish mackerel 149 56 123 243 91 43
Tanner crab 68 96 110 448 83 81
Herring 82 171 18 136 29 132
Cuttlefish 37 44 79 344 106 91
Octopus 749 140 108 357 93 89
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 958 351 416 2,519 92 89
Albacore tuna 344 250 23 290 64 106
Bigeye 2,441 174 108 844 128 76
Yellowfin tuna 1,249 243 78 524 108 104
Striped marlin 121 272 187 425 91 74
Swordfish 199 236 150 616 91 84
Skipjack tuna 20,858 104 227 199 93 108
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 14,466 92 66 174 115 113
Coastal 240 227 50 217 104 156
Flying squid 147 43 27 207 174 73
Cod 42 92 7 231 167 109
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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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