JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 1999 Mar. 1998 Mar. 1999 Mar. 1998
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Frozen
Skipjack 6,818 1,927 681 246
Albacore tuna 2,230 3,752 493 974
Yellowfin tuna 555 453 58 79
Pacific mackerel 493 1,217 67 84
Saury 521 1,021 105 135
Flatfish 508 917 182 415
Cod 960 579 175 91
Salmon 6 712 1 102
Sardine 816 136 61 24
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 79 155 33 80
Flatfish 36 18 9 5
Others 228 174 203 227
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 299 2,507 79 296
Octopus 39 53 23 49
Oyster 2 28 2 65
Scallop 263 632 346 1,084
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water - - - -
Skipjack:
in oil 15 0 11 0
other packs 1 - 2 -
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 13 6 3 2
in water 83 104 21 28
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 77 122 26 43
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 395 437 262 271
Fish oil 10 70 44 42
Fish meal 100 - 3 -
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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