JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2002
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                        Metric tons             Million yen      
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Fishery Products    AUG 2002     AUG 2001   AUG  2002   AUG  2001
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Frozen:                             
Skipjack               4,199        6,371         357         514
Albacore tuna          1,732           55         320          13
Yellowfin tuna           112          295          25          33
Pacific mackerel         217          280          23          34
Saury                  1,151        1,460         117         178
Flatfish                 363          195         100          59
Cod                       24           48          10          11
Red Salmon                22          N/A           5         N/A
Other Salmon             327          N/A          42         N/A
Sardine                  190          176          14          12

Frozen/Fillet:                        
Shark                     35           36          11          15
Flatfish                   -            -           -           -
Others                   234          273         156         178

Shellfish/Mollusk:                    
Squid                  1,910        1,383         173         167
Octopus                  166          162          84          70
Oyster                     5            7           5           6
Others including
 frozen Scallop          246          206         327         268
Scallop meat             108           68         266         443

Others:
Surimi-based seafood     401          436         277         272
Fish oil                  51           18          22          73
Fish meal              1,507        1,631          87          89
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one
N/A = not available

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

12/09/13


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