JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2002
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products   Dec. 2002  Dec. 2001    Dec. 2002  Dec. 2001
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Frozen:                             
Skipjack               2,649        751          228        115
Albacore tuna          1,737         60          373          9
Yellowfin tuna            22        600           14         63
Pacific mackerel         264        172           34         21
Saury                  1,155      1,213          119        120
Flatfish                 436         98          113         13
Cod                        0         46            2         13
Red Salmon               172        N/A           39        N/A
Other Salmon           5,222        N/A          522        N/A
Sardine                  247        288           22         22

Frozen/Fillet:                        
Shark                    180        167           56         61
Flatfish                   -          -            -          -
Others                   214        123          244        120

Shellfish/Mollusk:                    
Squid                  1,432      4,988          133        481
Octopus                   89         96           62         50
Oyster                    15          5            7          5
Others including
 frozen Scallop          676        222        1,904        748
Scallop meat             372        300        2,125      1,857

Others:
Surimi-based seafood     560        658          370        410
Fish oil                  67         17          101         81
Fish meal              1,109        571           67         37
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- = no exports; 0 = less than one
N/A = not available

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

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