Fish Landings and exvessel prices at 42 Landing Ports in Japan, October 1997
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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 119 28 618 1,348 88 61
Albacore tuna 1,499 171 66 410 91 123
Bigeye tuna 1,357 130 149 1,557 93 78
Yellowfin 366 107 78 865 96 91
Striped Marlin 338 100 104 638 114 92
Swordfish 446 186 162 875 90 87
Skipjack tuna 8,870 87 386 218 102 42
Sardine 7,563 62 47 60 107 188
Jack mackerel 22,948 134 253 75 59 42
Mackerel - scad 3,928 172 69 146 88 112
Pacific mackerel 90,816 162 158 53 106 96
Saury 86,872 92 93 77 79 87
Japanese flying squid 31,722 124 85 118 94 99
Flying squid 516 84 179 219 106 115
Flatfish 1,881 121 65 475 108 118
Cod 2,395 116 98 330 246 121
Pollock 15,952 94 100 45 136 110
Atka mackerel 18,030 191 202 44 92 96
Rockfish 56 111 83 887 128 108
Thorney head 96 92 73 3,117 108 103
Hairtail 230 64 37 491 128 117
Flounder 194 104 93 969 104 94
Sea bream 609 90 100 989 115 83
Yellowtail 3,509 103 86 477 93 131
Spanish mackerel 162 171 12 595 106 187
Tanner crab 19 13,888 18 921 87 131
Herring 103 138 172 118 83 38
Cuttlefish 90 176 108 288 92 87
Octopus 727 125 108 328 103 74
Frozen:
Bluefin tuna 1,083 74 145 2,388 90 105
Albacore tuna 5,663 99 844 374 94 109
Bigeye 2,163 79 148 1,015 104 78
Yellowfin tuna 1,043 48 85 580 97 83
Striped marlin 143 45 83 696 78 104
Swordfish 8,870 87 386 218 102 42
Skipjack tuna 5,650 50 35 248 114 149
Japanese flying
squid:
Distant water 5,588 87 113 150 85 70
Coastal 12,396 68 99 165 105 80
Flying squid 6,281 536 104 246 81 74
Cod 567 186 83 225 105 77
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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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