Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, June 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 4,052 1,417 1,817 928 49 52
Albacore tuna 4,644 78 121 240 88 81
Bigeye tuna 405 117 175 578 84 76
Yellowfin tuna 2,012 175 174 442 83 82
Striped Marlin 161 79 68 331 89 115
Swordfish 371 92 112 764 100 85
Skipjack tuna 6,545 110 39 301 107 172
Sardine 42,500 203 208 54 84 104
Jack mackerel 13,140 83 57 235 117 184
Mackerel - scad 1,202 100 163 128 95 90
Pacific mackerel 8,649 39 36 95 122 170
Saury 4 - 8 315 202 194
Japanese flying squid 3,598 283 247 249 64 57
Flying squid 1 6 13 400 580 1,600
Flatfish 991 48 90 394 106 91
Cod 1,670 60 76 115 106 122
Pollock 13,355 78 139 36 86 138
Atka mackerel 6,751 44 46 57 150 219
Rockfish 39 40 49 609 100 108
Thorney head 94 73 73 3,041 102 109
Hairtail 179 79 108 354 86 70
Flounder 110 96 92 1,372 89 94
Sea bream 617 86 118 775 96 74
Yellowtail 1,218 59 78 830 154 109
Spanish mackerel 118 78 79 296 106 122
Tanner crab 242 49 119 465 85 73
Herring 61 203 74 203 42 149
Cuttlefish 59 55 159 285 87 83
Octopus 652 146 85 399 89 113
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 457 215 48 3,421 301 136
Albacore tuna 5,921 1,413 1,721 304 109 105
Bigeye tuna 1,989 111 81 1,066 90 126
Yellowfin tuna 733 117 59 803 107 153
Striped marlin 36 41 30 358 97 84
Swordfish 118 97 59 793 130 129
Skipjack tuna 10,198 45 49 153 94 77
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 17,289 79 120 166 115 95
Coastal 387 3,225 161 201 56 93
Flying squid 9 900 6 211 124 102
Cod 17 8 40 237 108 103
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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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