JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Apr. 2000 Apr. 1999 Apr. 2000 Apr. 1999
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Frozen
Skipjack 1,470 100 95 11
Albacore tuna 1,854 2,253 450 551
Yellowfin tuna 150 62 12 11
Pacific mackerel 152 262 28 33
Saury 298 494 57 102
Flatfish 571 515 173 143
Cod 24 606 3 130
Salmon 135 90 13 15
Sardine 336 645 25 36
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 111 101 47 51
Flatfish - 19 - 5
Others 217 173 200 198
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 492 503 106 129
Octopus 89 43 34 26
Oyster 6 51 5 13
Scallop 250 265 411 354
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water - - - -
Skipjack:
in oil - - - -
other packs - - - -
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 5 6 1 2
in water 87 87 20 22
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 73 78 25 28
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 390 390 260 271
Fish oil 13 37 95 105
Fish meal 550 329 25 21
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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