JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2004

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                       Metric tons              Million yen     
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Fishery Products  Apr. 2004   Apr. 2003    Apr. 2004   Apr. 2003
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Frozen:
Skipjack                550       9,449           36         583
Albacore tuna        10,516       1,840        2,418         355
Yellowfin tuna          994         311          110          27
Pacific mackerel      2,496         121          147          13
Saury                   586         928           60          99 
Flatfish                 50           1            3           1
Cod                      76          15            7           2
Red Salmon                -           -            -           -
Other Salmon          1,208       1,260          117         164
Sardine                 132         187           11          16 

Frozen/Fillet:
Shark                    75         117           20          36
Flatfish                  -           -            -           -
Others                  213         133          188         111

Shellfish/Mollusk:
Squid                 2,663       2,494          411         336
Octopus                  19          43           25          40
Oyster                    9           7            8           6
Others including
 frozen Scallop         210         459          294         640 
Scallop meat             79          55          342         263

Others:
Surimi-based seafood    446         403          289         263 
Fish oil                122          63          155          96
Fish meal             1,890       1,133          110          63
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- = no exports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu