JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 2000 Mar. 1999 Mar. 2000 Mar. 1999
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Frozen
Skipjack 427 6,818 31 681
Albacore tuna 3,282 6,230 812 493
Yellowfin tuna 6 555 2 58
Pacific mackerel 433 493 63 67
Saury 740 521 129 105
Flatfish 164 508 83 182
Cod 1,072 960 153 175
Salmon 380 6 134 1
Sardine 152 816 16 61
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 154 79 56 33
Flatfish - 36 - 9
Others 208 228 198 203
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 173 299 62 79
Octopus 60 39 44 23
Oyster 4 2 5 2
Scallop 408 263 860 346
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water - - - -
Skipjack:
in oil - 15 - 11
other packs - 1 - 2
Pacific mackerel:
in oil 6 13 2 3
in water 1,495 83 418 21
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 56 77 19 26
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 56 395 19 262
Fish oil 21 10 99 44
Fish meal - 100 - 3
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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