JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 1998 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Sept. 1998 Sept. 1997   Sept. 1998  Sept. 1997 
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Frozen                    
Skipjack               9,196      6,682        1,196        873  
Albacore tuna          1,869      1,850          463        498  
qellowfin tuna            10         65            5         12  
Pacific mackerel       1,525      4,380          128        299  
Saury                    617        877           89        157  
Flatfish                 277        314          109         90  
Cod                      157        561           22         91  
Salmon                   147      2,124           27        258  
Sardine                   90        576           13         63  
Frozen/Fillet                                                    
Shark                    212        220          107        109  
Flatfish                   -         73            -         16  
Others                   181         52          132         60  
Shellfish/Mollusk                                                
Squid                    137        976           63        178  
Octopus                   38         86           22         58  
Oyster                     1         11            1         10  
Scallop                  689        819        1,144      1,259  
Canned                                                           
Tuna:                                                            
 in oil                    -          -            -          -  
 in water                  -         11            -          7  
Skipjack:                                                        
 in oil                   17          1           16          1  
 other packs               1          -            2          -  
Pacific mackerel:                                                
 in oil                    1          7            0          2  
 in water                 85        137           20         31  
Sardine:                                                         
 in tomato sauce         112        280           46         94  
Others                                                           
Surimi-based                                                     
 seafood analogs         778      1,038          448        947  
Fish oil                  28         95           78         55  
Fish meal                  -        108            -          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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