JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 2000 May 1999 May 2000 May 1999
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Frozen
Skipjack 41 1,182 8 107
Albacore tuna 933 6,062 231 1,649
Yellowfin tuna 106 333 88 35
Pacific mackerel 141 133 19 14
Saury 450 303 85 62
Flatfish 73 216 9 56
Cod 232 246 37 54
Salmon 40 30 8 6
Sardine 187 2,887 18 195
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 69 130 27 48
Flatfish - 54 - 13
Others 216 214 187 188
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 849 167 162 44
Octopus 26 147 30 57
Oyster 79 45 107 46
Scallop 261 177 415 287
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water 6 - 5 -
Skipjack:
in oil - - - -
other packs 0 - 0 -
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 17 17 4 5
in water 82 118 20 30
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 100 85 34 31
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 400 310 261 205
Fish oil 30 3 96 17
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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