JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES
JANUARY - DECEMBER 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products 2000 1999 2000 1999
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Frozen
Skipjack 12,908 15,043 625 1,395
Albacore tuna 11,942 27,195 2,898 6,694
Yellowfin tuna 1,578 1,425 288 169
Pacific mackerel 2,276 2,637 299 327
Saury 6,374 7,118 1,063 1,284
Flatfish 4,043 4,766 1,578 1,705
Cod 7,258 6,342 1,217 1,060
Salmon 4,363 2,547 675 375
Sardine 2,498 8,362 207 614
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 1,229 1,416 481 545
Flatfish - 368 - 93
Others 2,693 2,296 2,175 1,782
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 8,646 2,735 1,318 781
Octopus 776 887 423 416
Oyster 250 422 331 591
Scallop 3,476 3,726 7,430 6,595
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water - 35 - 28
Skipjack:
in oil - 15 - 11
other packs 3 343 5 177
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 235 117 62 35
in water 3,504 3,799 949 1,025
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 930 1,072 320 367
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 5,560 5,910 3,654 3,786
Fish oil 239 - 849 946
Fish meal - 1 - 66
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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