65 



Japan (Contd.): 



export 979,697 actual cases of canned tuna in 

 oil, and 258,000 actual cases of specialty pack 

 tuna. Some best sellers in the specialty pack 

 were: tuna in vegetable, 204,207 actual cases; 

 tuna in jelly, 26,273 cases; skipjack, natural, 

 2,500 cases; and creamed tuna, 11,420 cases. 

 ( Suisan Tsushin, September 21, 1966.) 



EXPORTS OF FRESH AND 

 FROZEN TUNA DECUNE 



Fresh and frozen tuna validated for ex- 

 port by the Japan Frozen Foods Exporters 

 Association in August 1966 totaled 14,986 

 metric tons, compared to 16,869 tons in Au- 

 gust 1965. Exports for April-August 1966 

 totaled 75,870 metric tons, compared to 83,312 

 tons for the same 1965 period. ( Suisancho 

 Nippo . September 22, 1966, and other sources.) 



Table 1 - Fresh and Frozen Tuna Exports, August 1966 





Exported to: 



Total 



United 

 States 



Overseas 

 Bases 



Other 

 Countries 



Tuna: 

 Albacore 1/ .... 

 Yellowfin"2/ .... 

 Big- eyed zy .... 



Skipjack l7 



Bluefin2T 



. .(Shoi 



4,793.2 



1,790.5 



135.2 



293.2 



-t Ton). . 



901.8 

 338.0 

 145.7 



. (Metric 



329.0 



5,224.3 



921.0 



60.0 



268.2 



Ton) . 



5,494.3 



7,154.9 



1.175.7 



325.9 



268.2 



Tuna loins 



625.0 



- 



- 



567.0 



Total 



7,637.1 



1,385,5 



6,802.5 



14,986.0 



1/Round fish . 



2/Gilled and gutted, dressed, and fillets. 



Table 2 - Fresh and Frozen Tuna Exports, April-August 1966 | 





Exported to: 



Total 



United 

 States 



Overseas 

 Bases 



Other 

 Countries 



Tuna: 



Albacore 1/ 



Yellowfin"2/ 



Big-eyed 27 



Skipjack l7 



Bluefin2T 



. .(Sho 



23.007 



17.613 



1.439 



4,596 



rt Ton). . 



5,602 



3.195 



630 



9 



. (Metric 



1.925 

 14,610 



5.279 

 336 

 833 



Ton) . 



27,873 



33.483 



7.156 



4.513 



833 



Tuna loins 



2,218 



- 



- 



2.012 



Total 



48,873 



9.436 



22,983 



75,870 



l_/Round fish. 



2/Gilled and gutted, dressed, and fillets. 



***** 



EXPORTS OF CANNED KING CRAB 

 GOOD BUT SUPPLIES INADEQUATE 



Exports of canned king crab were good this 

 year. At the end of August, shipments were: 



Destination 



France 



United States 



Great Britain 



Belgium •, 



Netherlands 



Australia 



Other 



Total 



jy48 No, 2 cans of fancy pack per case 



No. of Casesl/ 



31,000 



15,000 



15,000 



2,100 



2,000 



950 



3,850 



69,900 



Various reports indicate that the export 

 trade is receiving strong competition from 

 domestic sales. The quantity allocated for 

 export this year is reported small. ( Suisan 

 Keizai Shimbun, Sept. 13, 1966.) 



:^ iffi ;;■; sic ^ 



FISH OIL PRODUCTION UP IN 1965 



Production of fish oil in 1965 totaled an 

 estimated 30,000 metric tons. It was only 

 slightly under the 5-year average (1961-1965) 

 of 30,800 metric tons. Perhaps most signifi- 

 cant was the recovery of oil production from 

 the lows of 25,218 and 22,503 metric tons in 

 1963 and 1964, respectively. Most oils from 

 the various fish have decreased over the five 

 years--except from sardine, cod, and Alaska 

 pollock. The biggest increase in 1965, how- 

 ever, was in oil from unidentified species, in- 

 cluding oil from fish livers. (Fishery Attache', 

 U. S. Embassy, Tokyo, October 21, 1966.) 



Types of Oil 

 by Species 



Production of Fish Oil by Species, 1961-1965 



Sardine 



Herring 



Atka mackerel . . . 



Flatfish 



Saury 



Squid 



Shark 



Cod- Alaska pollock 

 Other fishl/ .... 



2/1965 1964 1963 1962 1961 



.(Metric Tons). 



1.000 



500 

 100 

 2.000 

 1.700 

 1.000 

 8,000 

 15,700 



117 



1 



1,031 



46 



2,892 



508 



1.142 



8.548 



8.218 



578 



1 



864 



73 



7.685 



2.663 



1,266 



6.026 



6.062 



838 



8 



681 



100 



18.877 



3.181 



2.201 



7.771 



8,681 



25.2181 42.3381 33.844 



923 



31 



2.372 



171 



11.032 



2,967 



2,247 



6.743 



7,358 



Total I 30.000122.503 



1^/Other fish oil includes liver oil. 



2/Figures for 1965 are estimates of Japan Aquatic Oil Associa- 

 tion. _^ 



