JAPANESE FISHERY EXPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 1998 May 1997 May 1998 May 1997
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Frozen
Skipjack 732 849 103 89
Albacore tuna 3,742 1,618 884 434
qellowfin tuna 63 1,903 21 285
Pacific mackerel 1,298 5,046 103 381
Saury 1,290 581 158 90
Flatfish 469 138 111 42
Cod 220 136 42 20
Salmon 131 552 20 51
Sardine 216 178 25 15
Frozen/Fillet
Shark 40 0 19 2
Flatfish 18 3 5 4
Others 163 148 204 121
Shellfish/Mollusk
Squid 1,034 2,113 210 303
Octopus 27 108 26 41
Oyster 121 347 215 165
Scallop 493 516 738 617
Canned
Tuna:
in oil - - - -
in water 14 9 8 6
Skipjack:
in oil - - - -
other packs 300 - 164 1
Pacific mackerel:
in oil - - - -
in water 668 194 185 47
Sardine:
in tomato sauce 92 277 37 90
Others
Surimi-based
seafood analogs 458 810 287 491
Fish oil 14 132 47 65
Fish meal - 340 - 19
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- = no imports; 0 = less than one
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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