In the article ” How Much Japanese Yellowtail Have We Eaten? “, we looked into the influx of Japanese yellowtail imported every winter. However, the total yellowtail produced in Korea accounts for less than 7% of Japan’s combined catch and farmed yellowtail production. Therefore, today we’ll look into Japan’s yellowtail production (both caught and farmed).
| year | catch (ton) | Form (ton) | Total (ton) |
| 1985 | 33,422 | 150,961 | 184,383 |
| 1986 | 33,764 | 145,878 | 179,642 |
| 1987 | 35,351 | 158,867 | 194,218 |
| 1988 | 34,909 | 165,928 | 200,837 |
| 1989 | 39,690 | 153,164 | 192,854 |
| 1990 | 52,098 | 161,106 | 213,204 |
| 1991 | 50,995 | 161,077 | 212,072 |
| 1992 | 55,427 | 148,701 | 204,128 |
| 1993 | 43,248 | 141,646 | 184,894 |
| 1994 | 53,802 | 148,181 | 201,983 |
| 1995 | 61,665 | 169,765 | 231,430 |
| 1996 | 50,579 | 145,773 | 196,352 |
| 1997 | 47,211 | 138,234 | 185,445 |
| 1998 | 45,484 | 146,849 | 192,333 |
| 1999 | 54,918 | 140,411 | 195,329 |
| 2000 | 77,461 | 136,834 | 214,295 |
| 2001 | 66,925 | 153,075 | 220,000 |
| 2002 | 51,194 | 162,496 | 213,690 |
| 2003 | 60,787 | 157,568 | 218,355 |
| 2004 | 66,345 | 150,068 | 216,413 |
| 2005 | 54,890 | 159,741 | 214,631 |
| 2006 | 69,353 | 155,004 | 224,357 |
| 2007 | 72,470 | 159,749 | 232,219 |
| 2008 | 75,964 | 155,108 | 231,072 |
| 2009 | 78,334 | 154,943 | 233,277 |
| 2010 | 106,890 | 138,936 | 245,826 |
| 2011 | 110,917 | 146,240 | 257,157 |
| 2012 | 101,842 | 160,215 | 262,057 |
| 2013 | 117,175 | 150,387 | 267,562 |
| 2014 | 125,153 | 134,608 | 259,761 |
| 2015 | 122,641 | 140,292 | 262,933 |
| 2016 | 106,756 | 140,868 | 247,624 |
| 2017 | 117,761 | 138,999 | 256,760 |
| 2018 | 99,963 | 138,229 | 238,192 |
| 2019 | 108,957 | 136,367 | 245,324 |
| 2020 | 101,392 | 137,511 | 238,903 |
| 2021 | 94,400 | 132,700 | 227,100 |