JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2001
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                        Metric tons             Million yen      
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Fishery Products   Dec. 2001    Dec. 2000  Dec. 2001    Dec. 2000
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Frozen                              
Skipjack                 751          523        115           27
Albacore tuna             60          333          9           95
Yellowfin tuna           600          115         63            8
Pacific mackerel         172          182         21           19
Saury                   1213          354        120           55
Flatfish                  98           36         13            6
Cod                       46          136         13           22
Salmon                 5,513          793        576          117
Sardine                  288          401         22           32
Frozen/Fillet                         
Shark                    167          146         61           63
Flatfish                   -            -          -            -
Others                   123           95        120          103
Shellfish/Mollusk                     
Squid                  4,988        1,675        481          194
Octopus                   96          139         50           58
Oyster                     5            9          5            8
Scallop                  222          204        748          659
Canned                                
Tuna:                                 
 in oil                    -            -          -            -
 in water                  -            -          -            -
Skipjack:
 in oil                    -            -          -            -
 other packs               -            -          -            -
Pacific mackerel:                     
 in oil                   69           19         18            5
 in water                277          281         76           75
Sardine:
 in tomato sauce          62           88         23           32
Others
Surimi-based              
 seafood analogs         659          648        410          430
Fish oil                  17           20         81           64
Fish meal                571            -         37            -
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one

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

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