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
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