JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2000
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products   Feb. 2000  Feb. 1999    Feb. 2000  Feb. 1999
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Frozen                    
Skipjack                 494      4,837           41        440
Albacore tuna          1,164      1,207          286        196
Yellowfin tuna            30        394           29         49
Pacific mackerel          75        254           10         29
Saury                    901        476          142         97
Flatfish                 829        688          409        209
Cod                    2,081      1,078          375        190
Salmon                    51         58            8         11
Sardine                  625        182           37         14
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                     81        124           32         48
Flatfish                   -         56            -         13
Others                   187        108          257        100
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                    174        125           58         54
Octopus                   27         11           11          6
Oyster                     8          5            7          5
Scallop                  309        233          431        350
Canned                      
Tuna:                                  
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -          6            -          4
Skipjack:                                           
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               1          0            1          0
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                   34          -            8          -
 in water                 35         96            9         24
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          46        109           16         38
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs         389        361          246        211
Fish oil                  18         21           65         71
Fish meal                  -          -            -          -
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one

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

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