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
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