JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 1998
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  Dec. 1998 Dec. 1997      Dec. 1998  Dec. 1997  
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Frozen                                                           
Skipjack                 764      1,934           82        258  
Albacore tuna            979      1,348          151        389  
qellowfin tuna           197      3,569           29        608  
Pacific mackerel         371      2,036           45        153  
Saury                    725      3,697          130        333  
Flatfish                 510         69          155         43  
Cod                      321        429           51         70  
Salmon                   182      4,919           21        506  
Sardine                  675        194           43         23  
Frozen/Fillet                                                    
Shark                    304        136          130         45  
Flatfish                  95         36           24          9  
Others                    71        258           96        221  
Shellfish/Mollusk                                                
Squid                    306      1,463           65        227  
Octopus                   14         59           10         56  
Oyster                     5          7            5         11  
Scallop                  203        725          294      1,139  
Canned                                                           
Tuna:                                                            
 in oil                    -          -            -          -  
 in water                  -          9            -          5  
Skipjack:                                                        
 in oil                    -          -            -          -  
 other packs               -          0            -          1  
Pacific mackerel:                                                
 in oil                    4          7            1          2  
 in water                 69        799           18        218  
Sardine:                                                         
 in tomato sauce          66        258           23         87  
Others                                                           
Surimi-based                                                     
 seafood analogs         987      2,329          571      1,546  
Fish oil                  17        126           77         66  
Fish meal                100          -            7          -  
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one                                

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

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