JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2001
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                        Metric tons             Million yen      
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Fishery Products    Feb. 2001  Feb. 2000     Feb. 2001  Feb. 2000
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Frozen                    
Skipjack               1,504        494          110         41
Albacore tuna            346      1,164          106        286
Yellowfin tuna            52         30           10         29
Pacific mackerel         337         75           44         10
Saury                  1,276        901          146        142
Flatfish                 567        829          294        409
Cod                    1,094      2,081          146        375
Salmon                   215         51           24          8
Sardine                    -        625            -         37
Frozen/Fillet               
Shark                    154         81           68         32
Flatfish                   -          -            -          -
Others                   195        187          235        257
Shellfish/Mollusk           
Squid                  3,212        174          313         58
Octopus                   26         27           18         11
Oyster                     3          8            3          7
Scallop                  143        309          369        431
Canned                      
Tuna:                       
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 in water                  -          6            -          4
Skipjack:
 in oil                    -          -            -          -
 other packs               0          1            0          1
Pacific mackerel:           
 in oil                   43         34           14          8
 in water                 34         35            9          9
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          35         46           13         16
Others
Surimi-based                
 seafood analogs         412        389          280        246
Fish oil                  14         18           41         65
Fish meal                333          -           26          -
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one

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

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