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Description:Thailand's 1970 fish catch amounted to 1,448,404 metric tons, an increase of 14 percent over 1969. Marine fish accounted for over 90 percent of the catch. About 50 percent of the total catch was sold and consumed freshj 22 percent processed into fish meal; and the rest preserved by smoking, salting, drying, and fermenting. Thailand's fishery imports in 1970 (compared to 1969) increased by 42 percent in tonnage and 0.5 percent in value. Main sources of imports were Malaysia and Japan. Major items imported were canned fish, fish preparations* and preserved fish, including Crustacea and mollusks. Fishery exports increased in volume by 49 percent and in value by 3.7 percent. Shrimp, prawn, and lobster still constitute the major export items, mainly to Japan. About 52 percent of total fishery export earnings came from Japan, 17 percent from the United States.
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