JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 1999

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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  July 1999 July 1998      July 1999  July 1998
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 425     25,580           26      3,482
Albacore tuna          2,326      1,429          617        406
qellowfin tuna            73          -            6          -
Pacific mackerel          99      3,926           12        295
Saury                    392        861           85        128
Flatfish                 589        918          236        335
Cod                      673        229          128         60
Salmon                    62         94           14         16
Sardine                  523        356           44         29
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                     86        104           30         40
Flatfish                  49         18           16          6
Others                   207        176          183        159
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                    206        938           69        121
Octopus                   99         39           47         37
Oyster                    29         46           43         68
Scallop                  363        865          735      1,444
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  5         11            3          7
Skipjack:                   
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               -          0            -          0
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                   19          8            7          2
 in water                509        106          141         28
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          70        143           25         57
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         455        507          289        317
Fish oil                  84          9           70         42
Fish meal                  -          -            -          -
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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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