JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2003   
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products   Apr. 2003  Apr. 2002    Apr. 2003  Apr. 2002
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Frozen:
Skipjack               9,449      2,612          583        237
Albacore tuna1,        1,840      1,626          355        322
Yellowfin tuna           311        770           27         90
Pacific mackerel         121        877           13        123
Saury                    928      2,635           99        263
Flatfish                   1         29            1         15
Cod                       15         63            2          8
Red Salmon                 -         41            -          9
Other Salmon           1,260        371          164         48
Sardine                  187        167           16         18

Frozen/Fillet:
Shark                    117        131           36         47
Flatfish                   -          -            -          -
Others                   133        292          111        218

Shellfish/Mollusk:
Squid                  2,494      2,494          336        274
Octopus                   43         56           40         51
Oyster                     7          5            6          6
Others including
 frozen Scallop          459        389          640        624
Scallop meat              55         92          263        618

Others:
Surimi-based seafood     403        407          263        267
Fish oil                  63         18           96         35
Fish meal              1,133      1,525           63         98
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- = no exports

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

12/09/13


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