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
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