tion the principal aquatic products, we ma}' point out herring, 

 salmon, trout, cod fish, and konbu from the north and sardine 

 anchovy, mackerel, bonito, squid?, yellow-tail, tunny, tai, and 

 prawns from the south. With reference to marine mammals, we 

 may mention whales, dolphins, and fur-seals while with regard to 

 shells, the output of ear-shell, oyster, short-razor-clam is con- 

 siderable. Statistics regarding these principal fishery products are 

 given below : — 



Kinds. 



1905. 



1906. 



1907. 



Sardine. 



7,378,335 



Yun. 

 6,189,282 



Yan. 

 8,404,446 



Herring. 



7,994,565 



6,271,257 



7,033,380 



Bonito. 



5,268,307 



5,303,302 



5,911,425 



Tai (Porgy). 



4,013,097 



4,405,102 



5,113.605 



Yellow Tail. 



1,958,804 



2,828,359 



3,006,312 



•Squid. 



2,004,681 



2,230,378 



2,650,171 



Flounder (including Halibut). 



1,548,546 



1,933,054 



1,969,564 



Mackerel. 



1,832,619 



1,876,865 



1,906,642 



Tunny. 



1.483,927 



1,551,679 



1,799,390 



Prawn. 



1,554,367 



1,415,263 



1,787,576 



Cybium. 



997,477 



1,066,054 



1,386,007 



Horse mackerel. 



988,016 



1,094,160 



1,255,865 



Saury. 



126,812 



565,042 



1,170,382 



Grey-Mullet. 



1,018,930 



988,185 



1,134,623 



Eel. 



688,111 



904,679 



1,095,068 



Salmon. 



666,235 



779,418 



892,879 



Laminalia. 



746,443 



968,066 



894,192 



Octopus. 



532,892 



695,526 



785,880 



Ear-Shell. 



518,226 



' 648,443 



736,056 



