JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 1999
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products   Dec. 1999  Dec. 1998    Dec. 1999  Dec. 1998
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 150        764            8         82
Albacore tuna          1,160        979          270        151
qellowfin tuna             -        197            1         29
Pacific mackerel         212        371           25         45
Saury                    601        725           98        130
Flatfish                  68        510           26        155
Cod                      647        321           50         51
Salmon                   369        182           40         21
Sardine                  455        675           26         43
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    136        304           44        130
Flatfish                  36         95            8         24
Others                    99         71          103         96
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                     73        306           37         65
Octopus                   48         14           30         10
Oyster                    47          5           73          5
Scallop                  110        203          217        294
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                 13          -           10          -
Skipjack:                   
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               -          -            -          -
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                   14          4            4          1
 in water                 33         69            9         18
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce         101         66           34         23
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         694        987          435        571
Fish oil                  79         17           77         77
Fish meal                  -          -            -          7
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one

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

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