JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 1999 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  May  1999 May  1998      May  1999  May  1998
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Frozen                    
Skipjack               1,182        732          107        103
Albacore tuna          6,062      3,742        1,649        884
qellowfin tuna           333         63           35         21
Pacific mackerel         133      1,298           14        103
Saury                    303      1,290           62        158
Flatfish                 216        469           56        111
Cod                      246        220           54         42
Salmon                    30        131            6         20
Sardine                2,887        216          195         25
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    130         40           48         19
Flatfish                  54         18           13          5
Others                   214        163          188        204
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                    167      1,034           44        210
Octopus                  147         27           57         26
Oyster                    45        121           46        215
Scallop                  177        493          287        738
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -         14            -          8
Skipjack:                   
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               -        300            -        164
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                   17          -            5          -
 in water                118        668           30        185
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          85         92           31         37
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         310        458          205        287
Fish oil                   3         14           17         47
Fish meal                117          -           11          -
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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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