TABLE 48 
Canned Crab Production of Japan */ 
(Cases) 
Karafuto 
Hokkaido and Kuriles 
Nemuro 
Wakkanai 
Esashi 
Hishiri 
Monbetsu 
Abashiri 
Akkeshi 
Kushiro 
Ochiishi 
Kiritappu 
Tokachi 
Etorofu 
Ki ta-Chi shima 
Shiriushi 
Mainland of Japan 
Korea 
Kamchatka 
Floating canneries 
Total 
1935-1936 
1936-1937 
19,169 
22,994 
44,011 
39,940 
2,536 
446 
2,048 
— 
453 
- 
3, 893 
5,985 
5,198 
3,297 
3,921 
2,400 
3,093 
4,637 
31,276 
9,394 
5,838 
4,116 
200 
7,543 
5,523 
36,181 
56,182 
- 
- 
28 
45 
24 
79 
7,344 
49,558 
183,923 
204,719 
336,679 
409,315 
1937-1938 
1938-1939 
42,780 
43,047 
35,577 
25,680 
9,291 
8,749 
- 
3,821 
- 
5,277 
9, 345 
4,301 
3,716 
- 
- 
— 
916 
- 
5, 012 
- 
2, 358 
- 
- 
— 
2,033 
432 
64,669 
38,106 
- 
256 
12 
- 
- 
53,675 
31,139 
253,902 
204,200 
483,286 
365,008 
Source: Consular report, "Economic and Trade Note No. 140, M Tokvo 
December 19, 1939. Submitted by Donald Lemm, Assistant Trade 
a/ Figures reported by Hakodate office of Japan Canned Crab Assoc¬ 
iation stated that these figures are based on calendar year but they 
are taught to be based on production year. Data is probably for 
king crab only. 
- 135 - 
16-031 P160 
