JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 2000 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Sept. 2000  Sept. 1999   Sept. 2000  Sept. 1999
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 504        118           20         12
Albacore tuna            383      1,659           92        387
Yellowfin tuna           375          -           35          -
Pacific mackerel         256        489           33         68
Saury                    747        453          101         76
Flatfish                 174        214           85        105
Cod                      997        453          162         66
Salmon                   144         31           21          6
Sardine                   77        534           12         52
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    151        130           57         45
Flatfish                   -          -            -          -
Others                   258        605          228        306
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                  1,250         95          154         46
Octopus                   64         45           29         26
Oyster                     3         90            2        159
Scallop                  244        515          613      1,179
Canned                      
Tuna:                                  
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  5          -            5          -
Skipjack:
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               -          -            -          -
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                   23          -            6          -
 in water                 93      1,259           24        345
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          80         98           29         32
Others
Surimi-based                
 seafood analogs         593        617          373        389
Fish oil                   6         11           50         61
Fish meal                  -         18            -          2
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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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