JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Oct. 2000 Oct. 1999 Oct. 2000 Oct. 1999
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Frozen
Skipjack 1,039 50 45 3
Albacore tuna 259 1,469 74 326
Yellowfin tuna 323 1 36 1
Pacific mackerel 215 196 31 21
Saury 823 1,377 127 205
Flatfish 116 236 22 116
Cod 449 101 71 13
Salmon 164 929 25 139
Sardine 0 41 1 5
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 134 273 48 105
Flatfish - 39 - 9
Others 228 81 206 62
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 2,127 299 194 66
Octopus 139 94 67 51
Oyster 8 43 8 74
Scallop 188 752 339 1,162
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water 4 - 4 -
Skipjack:
in oil - - - -
other packs 1 - 2 -
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 23 4 6 1
in water 41 53 11 13
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 71 92 24 30
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 547 635 360 405
Fish oil 36 25 82 87
Fish meal - 16 - 1
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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