JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2000
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products   Aug. 2000   Aug. 1999    Aug. 2000   Aug. 1999
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Frozen                    
Skipjack               2,518        425          110         28
Albacore tuna            695      1,339          165        320
Yellowfin tuna           103          -           42          -
Pacific mackerel         190        106           22         10
Saury                     79        229           24         50
Flatfish                 431        752          152        233
Cod                      544        410           94         60
Salmon                   285         12           38          2
Sardine                   56        418            5         39
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                     96        102           39         37
Flatfish                   -          1            -          1
Others                   508        213          216        144
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                    293        215           85         64
Octopus                   54        130           24         67
Oyster                     1          4            1         23
Scallop                  300        542          441        928
Canned                      
Tuna:                                  
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -          -            -          -
Skipjack:
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               0          -            0          -
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                   30          5           10          1
 in water                723        131          198         33
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          48        105           17         36
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         287        358          200        250
Fish oil                  20         38           42         98
Fish meal                  -        390            -         20
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA  
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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