JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 1998 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Mar. 1998  Mar. 1997     Mar. 1998   Mar. 1997
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Frozen                    
Skipjack             1,927         471           246         38
Albacore tuna        3,752       4,355           974      1,180
qellowfin tuna         453         302            79         32
Pacific mackerel     1,217       3,482            84        237
Saury                1,021         760           135        111
Flatfish               917         147           415         73
Cod                    579         184            91         31
Salmon                 712       3,142           102        207
Sardine                136          33            24          4
Frozen/Fillet             
Shark                  155         120            80         47
Flatfish                18          58             5         14
Others                 174         135           227        113
Shellfish/Mollusk         
Squid                2,507       4,369           296        504
Octopus                 53          26            49         36
Oyster                  28         469            65         92
Scallop                632         477         1,084        562
Canned                    
Tuna:                     
 in oil                  -           -             -          -
 in water                -           -             -          -
Skipjack:                 
 in oil                  0           -             0          -
 other packs             -           0             -          0
Pacific mackerel:         
 in oil                  6           -             2          -
 in water              104         340            28         88
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce       122         128            43         44
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs       437         599           271        521
Fish oil                70         174            42         61
Fish meal                -          70             -          6
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA  
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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