AVERAGE EXVESSEL PRICES AND SALES VOLUME AT MAJOR LANDING PORTS IN JAPAN
FEBRUARY 2004
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                            February                     Jan. - February     
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                     Metric Tons   Yen/kg           Metric Tons   Yen/kg
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Fresh:
 Bluefin tuna                 17    6,139                    26    5,320
 Albacore tuna             2,736      349                 5,006      352
 Bigeye tuna                 401    1,175                   951    1,138 
 Yellowfin tuna              277      966                   435      980
 Striped Marlin               89      792                   149      802 
 Swordfish                   615      789                 1,143      792
 Skipjack tuna               484      387                   606      375
 Japanese sardine            324      676                   561      670 
 Round herring               332      166                   858      136
 Anchovy                  32,969       16                68,910       18
 Jack mackerel             9,523      125                16,865      138
 Mackerel-scad             2,928       82                 5,556       93
 Pacific mackerel         11,672      134                28,567      131
 Saury                         1      145                   196       57
 Cod                       2,898      261                 7,168      345
 Pollock                   7,497      112                17,613      100
 Atka mackerel             6,958       21                19,521       18
 Japanese flying squid     1,863      221                 4,156      204
 Flying squid                  6        6                     6       12
 Yellowtail                  652      690                 1,304      691
 Flatfish                    545      573                 1,402      519
 Sea bream                   455      749                   907      746
 Tanner crab                   2      525                    37      469
 Octopus                     321      301                   741      297
 
Frozen:                                                                 
 Bluefin tuna                350    1,832                   370    1,866
 Albacore tuna               139      256                   341      313 
 Bigeye tuna               1,378      670                 2,705      687
 Yellowfin tuna            2,565      169                 5,046      158
 Striped Marlin                1      200                     1      200 
 Swordfish                     0      314                     0      314 
 Skipjack tuna            15,272       90                30,902      105
 Pollock                     905      160                 1,432      154 
 Japanese flying                                                        
  squid:                                                                
  Distant water              117      186                   119      186
  Coastal                    247      208                   490      216 
 Flying squid              5,351      194                14,672      169
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