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

12/09/13


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