JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan. 1997 Jan. 1996 Jan. 1997 Jan. 1996
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Fresh
Skipjack - - - -
Frozen
Skipjack 810 2,015 73 152
Albacore tuna 1,670 1,037 451 242
Yellowfin tuna 536 664 60 53
Pacific mackerel 1,810 329 106 42
Saury 2,590 1,585 213 140
Flatfish 1,022 552 601 302
Cod 103 34 18 6
Salmon 2,066 4,110 124 281
Sardine 916 37 44 5
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 97 68 50 29
Flatfish 73 77 16 22
Cod - - - -
Others 60 71 37 52
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 2,109 1,508 353 273
Octopus 36 16 24 11
Scallop 215 133 514 191
Canned
Tuna:
in oil 56 71 51 48
in water - 7 - 4
other packs - - - -
Skipjack:
in oil 12 - 10 -
in water - - - -
other packs - - - -
Pacific mackerel:
in oil - - - -
in water 584 83 159 26
other packs 4 27 1 8
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 162 127 47 47
other packs - 12 - 7
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 939 566 490 335
Fish oil 55 180 72 64
Fish meal - 475 - 26
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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