Table 10. Major Philippine fishery exports by commodity, destination, quantity and value in 1994

Commodity	Destination	Quantity (mt)	Value (FOB) ‘000 US$
Shrimps, frozen and other forms	Japan - 78.77% USA - 10.34% Korea - 4.83% Others - 6.06%	22,418.33	246,316.74
Tuna, including yellow fin, skipjack, striped-bellied bonito, mackerel (live/frozen/canned and other forms)	Japan - 29.60% USA - 18.47% Germany - 13.40% Others - 38.53%	80,649.57	172,310.11
Cuttlefish/squid, (fresh/chilled, frozen,dried, salted/in brine and other forms)	Japan - 66.04% Hongkong - 13.80% USA - 12.34% Others - 7.82%	3,191.54	21,084.49
Seaweeds and other algae	France - 21.39% Denmark - 16.56% China - 7.50% Others - 54.55%	23,613.46	22,109.14
Octopus (frozen, dried, salted/in brine)	USA - 74.00% Puerto Rico- 9.73% Japan - 9.00% Others - 7.27%	7,633.49	19,736.19
Worked Capiz shells and articles	Germany - 26.78% UK - 15.04% Italy - 12.41% Others - 45.77%	900.70	7,151.09
Ornamental fish	USA - 46.97% Japan - 20.8% Taiwan - 9.54 %Others - 22.69%	6,211.37	8,177.37
Crabs/crab fats (live, prepared/preserved)	Singapore - 27.44% Hongkong- 24.50% USA - 17.40% Others - 33.36%	1,937.56	9,493.66
Grouper (live)	Hongkong - 85.3% Taiwan - 13.31% Others - 1.40%	5,328.76	4,521.19
Sardines (fresh/chilled/frozen, dried, canned and other forms)	Malaysia- 43.19% Saudi Arabia-21.44% USA - 8.99% Others - 26.38%	2,119.47	3,583.27
Total of major commodities		154,004.25	514,483.25
Total of minor commodities		18,075.73	63,139.75
Grand total		172,079.98	577,623.00

Source: Bureau of Agricultural Statistics (1995b)