JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 1999 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998      Jan. 1999  Jan. 1998  
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Frozen                                                           
Skipjack                 911          -           72          -  
Albacore tuna          1,347      1,911          213        560  
qellowfin tuna             0        797            0        144  
Pacific mackerel         133      1,852           16        136  
Saury                    420      1,049           82        156  
Flatfish                 498        710          218        331  
Cod                      673        100          111         17  
Salmon                   126      2,646           16        252  
Sardine                  593       2382           37         44  
Frozen/Fillet                                                    
Shark                     84         98           31         50  
Flatfish                  39          -           10          -  
Others                    92        116           96        115  
Shellfish/Mollusk                                                
Squid                    104      1,534           28        229  
Octopus                   22         28           12         26  
Oyster                     9          4            6          4  
Scallop                  119        463          240      1,006  
Canned                                                           
Tuna:                                                            
 in oil                    -          -            -          -  
 in water                  9          6            7          5  
Skipjack:                                                        
 in oil                    -         13            -         11  
 other packs               -          -            -          -  
Pacific mackerel:                                                
 in oil                   17          -            6          -  
 in water                  8      1,352            2        370  
Sardine:                                                         
 in tomato sauce         121         65           37         23  
Others                                                           
Surimi-based                                                     
 seafood analogs         625        687          366        505  
Fish oil                  16        288           61         41  
Fish meal                  -          -            -          -  
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one                                

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

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