JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 1997 May 1996 May 1997 May 1996
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Frozen
Skipjack 849 1,479 88 105
Albacore tuna 1,618 1,114 434 255
Yellowfin tuna 1,903 18 285 36
Pacific mackerel 5,046 1,590 381 169
Saury 581 994 90 155
Flatfish 138 317 42 72
Cod 136 - 21 -
Salmon 552 149 51 11
Sardine 178 73 149 8
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 84 66 45 30
Flatfish 46 66 14 31
Others 148 129 121 129
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 2,113 885 303 198
Octopus 108 28 41 28
Oyster 347 593 165 147
Scallop 516 5 617 14
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - 95 - 71
in water 9 6 6 3
Skipjack:
in oil - 12 - 8
other packs - 708 1 387
Pacific mackerel:
in oil - - - -
in water 194 132 47 35
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 277 257 90 3
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 810 352 491 212
Fish oil 132 55 65 80
Fish meal 340 17 19 2
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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