JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 1999
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Apr. 1999 Apr. 1998      Apr. 1999  Apr. 1998
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 100      2,375           11        316
Albacore tuna          2,253      4,107          551      1,013
qellowfin tuna            62        291           11         42
Pacific mackerel         262      1,803           33        139
Saury                    494      1,222          102        181
Flatfish                 515        226          143         35
Cod                      606        385          130         69
Salmon                    90        622           15         87
Sardine                  645        210           36         24
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    101        152           51         80
Flatfish                  19          -            5          -
Others                   173        123          198        112
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                    503        915          129        125
Octopus                   43         29           26         15
Oyster                    51         55           13        121
Scallop                  265        384          354        548
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -          -            -          -
Skipjack:                   
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               -          0            -          0
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                    6         35            2          9
 in water                 87        460           22        122
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          78         36           28         15
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         390        431          271        284
Fish oil                  37         54          105         97
Fish meal                329          -           21          -
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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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