JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 1999 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products   Oct. 1999  Oct. 1998    Oct. 1999  Oct. 1998
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 500      2,257            3        245
Albacore tuna          1,469      1,802          326        391
qellowfin tuna             1          1            1          1
Pacific mackerel         196        992           21         76
Saury                  1,377      1,580          205        222
Flatfish                 236        302          116        105
Cod                      101        108           13         33
Salmon                   929      6,681          139      1,002
Sardine                   41         57            5          8
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    273        230          105         88
Flatfish                  39          -            9          -
Others                    81        105           62         83
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                    299        179           66         69
Octopus                   94         44           51         17
Oyster                    43          1           74          1
Scallop                  752        314        1,162        451
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -         14            -          9
Skipjack:                   
 in oil                    -          1            -          1
 other packs               -          -            -          -
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                    4         19            1          6
 in water                 53        109           13         31
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          92         92           30         33
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         635        905          405        553
Fish oil                  25         16           87         44
Fish meal                 16          -            1          -
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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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