JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 1998 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products   May 1998   May 1997      May 1998    May 1997
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Frozen                    
Skipjack               732         849           103         89
Albacore tuna        3,742       1,618           884        434
qellowfin tuna          63       1,903            21        285
Pacific mackerel     1,298       5,046           103        381
Saury                1,290         581           158         90
Flatfish               469         138           111         42
Cod                    220         136            42         20
Salmon                 131         552            20         51
Sardine                216         178            25         15
Frozen/Fillet             
Shark                   40           0            19          2
Flatfish                18           3             5          4
Others                 163         148           204        121
Shellfish/Mollusk         
Squid                1,034       2,113           210        303
Octopus                 27         108            26         41
Oyster                 121         347           215        165
Scallop                493         516           738        617
Canned                    
Tuna:                     
 in oil                  -           -             -          -
 in water               14           9             8          6
Skipjack:                 
 in oil                  -           -             -          -
 other packs           300           -           164          1
Pacific mackerel:         
 in oil                  -           -             -          -
 in water              668         194           185         47
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce        92         277            37         90
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs       458         810           287        491
Fish oil                14         132            47         65
Fish meal                -         340             -         19
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one

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

12/09/13


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