JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 1998 
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                       Metric tons              Million yen      
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Fishery Products  July 1998  July 1997     July 1998   July 1997
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Frozen                    
Skipjack            25,580      12,580         3,482      1,519
Albacore tuna        1,429       4,996           406      1,254
qellowfin tuna           -         247             -         41
Pacific mackerel     3,926       2,758           295        186
Saury                  861         688           128        104
Flatfish               918         588           335         55
Cod                    229         357            60         55
Salmon                  94         387            16         28
Sardine                356         188            29         16
Frozen/Fillet             
Shark                  104         133            40         51
Flatfish                18          18             6          4
Others                 176         110           159        109
Shellfish/Mollusk         
Squid                  938       2,097           121        213
Octopus                 39         121            37         54
Oyster                  46          21            68         38
Scallop                865         503         1,444        752
Canned                    
Tuna:                     
 in oil                  -           -             -          -
 in water               11          43             7         28
Skipjack:                 
 in oil                  -           0             -          0
 other packs             0           -             0          -
Pacific mackerel:         
 in oil                  8          19             2          4
 in water              106         978            28        262
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce       143         374            57        114
Others
Surimi-based
 seafood analogs       507         759           317        650
Fish oil                 9         180            42         95
Fish meal                -          68             -          4
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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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