JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 1999 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Sept. 1999 Sept. 1998   Sept. 1999 Sept. 1998
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 118      9,196           12      1,196
Albacore tuna          1,659      1,869          387        463
qellowfin tuna             -         10            -          5
Pacific mackerel         489      1,525           68        128
Saury                    453        617           76         89
Flatfish                 214        277          105        109
Cod                      453        157           66         22
Salmon                    31        147            6         27
Sardine                  534         90           52         13
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    130        212           45        107
Flatfish                   -          -            -          -
Others                   605        181          306        132
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                     95        137           46         63
Octopus                   45         38           26         22
Oyster                    90          1          159          1
Scallop                  515        689        1,179      1,144
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -          -            -          -
Skipjack:                   
 in oil                    -         17            -         16
 other packs               -          1            -          2
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                    -          1            -          -
 in water              1,259         85          345         20
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          98        112           32         46
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         617        778          389        448
Fish oil                  11         28           61         78
Fish meal                 18          -            2          -
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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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