JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 2001 May 2000 May 2001 May 2000
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Frozen
Skipjack 2,331 41 255 8
Albacore tuna 1,050 933 323 231
Yellowfin tuna 565 106 74 88
Pacific mackerel 398 141 51 19
Saury 466 450 64 85
Flatfish 559 73 165 9
Cod 108 232 15 37
Salmon 638 40 122 8
Sardine 45 187 6 18
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 37 69 16 27
Flatfish - - - -
Others 262 216 177 187
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 7,083 849 734 162
Octopus 84 26 30 30
Oyster 358 79 398 107
Scallop 293 261 355 415
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water 3 6 2 5
Skipjack:
in oil - - - -
other packs 1 0 2 0
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 35 17 8 4
in water 36 82 10 20
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 84 100 31 34
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 346 400 235 261
Fish oil 16 30 79 96
Fish meal 1,391 - 78 -
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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