JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 1999 May 1998 May 1999 May 1998
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Frozen
Skipjack 1,182 732 107 103
Albacore tuna 6,062 3,742 1,649 884
qellowfin tuna 333 63 35 21
Pacific mackerel 133 1,298 14 103
Saury 303 1,290 62 158
Flatfish 216 469 56 111
Cod 246 220 54 42
Salmon 30 131 6 20
Sardine 2,887 216 195 25
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 130 40 48 19
Flatfish 54 18 13 5
Others 214 163 188 204
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 167 1,034 44 210
Octopus 147 27 57 26
Oyster 45 121 46 215
Scallop 177 493 287 738
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water - 14 - 8
Skipjack:
in oil - - - -
other packs - 300 - 164
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 17 - 5 -
in water 118 668 30 185
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 85 92 31 37
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 310 458 205 287
Fish oil 3 14 17 47
Fish meal 117 - 11 -
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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