JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 1999
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Aug. 1999 Aug. 1998      Aug. 1999  Aug. 1998
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 425     24,929           28      3,425
Albacore tuna          1,339      1,180          320        315
qellowfin tuna             -         53            -         10
Pacific mackerel         106      1,094           10         79
Saury                    229        988           50        145
Flatfish                 752        743          233         69
Cod                      410        248           60         69
Salmon                    12         46            2          9
Sardine                  418        495           39         43
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    102        174           37         73
Flatfish                   1          -            1          -
Others                   213        170          144        139
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                    215        230           64         62
Octopus                  130         31           67         25
Oyster                     4         32            3         52
Scallop                  542        961          928      1,585
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -         15            -         15
Skipjack:                   
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               -          -            -          -
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                    5         18            1          7
 in water                131        290           33         81
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce         105        148           36         57
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         358        501          250        687
Fish oil                  38         23           98         41
Fish meal                390          -           20          -
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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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