JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Apr. 2001 Apr. 2000 Apr. 2001 Apr. 2000
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,674 1,345 1,412 981
Others 725 686 888 807
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 155 98 99 72
Atlantic salmon 2,820 2,621 1,764 1,811
Yellowfin tuna 3,238 3,171 2,294 2,318
Bluefin tuna 526 617 1,252 981
Bigeye tuna 1,888 1,846 1,449 1,473
Southern bluefin tuna 321 392 844 973
Sea bream 111 101 73 77
Billfish 185 227 132 172
Frozen
Swordfish 115 109 98 95
Pacific sockeye 161 292 100 148
Pacific coho 8,910 8,208 3,467 4,082
Other Pacific salmon 546 132 249 83
Pink salmon 11,551 4,972 4,570 2,680
Atlantic salmon 946 288 368 138
Other salmon 291 - 118 -
Halibut 2,490 2,127 919 825
Albacore tuna 61 79 15 18
Yellowfin tuna 8,716 6,378 2,505 2,038
Skipjack 4,674 7,173 454 507
Bluefin tuna 66 94 161 214
Bigeye tuna 12,838 9,919 9,12 7,169
Herring 2,938 4,221 474 437
Cod 3,913 4,559 1,188 1,347
Mackerel 12,120 7,836 1,507 762
Mero 789 888 473 633
Jack mackerel 5,816 2,180 707 216
Sea bream 198 344 47 73
Capelin 2,383 2,997 469 448
Billfish 636 638 163 153
Spanish mackerel 68 117 26 39
Rockfish 637 1,104 173 288
Sablefish 426 561 458 602
Herring roe 208 209 134 118
Pollock roe 9,047 6,916 17,760 15,239
Mero, fillet 322 975 312 1,052
Swordfish, fillet 140 65 82 34
Pollock surimi 15,209 16,404 2,791 3,469
Cod Surimi 515 373 95 67
Threadfin bream 4,203 4,631 740 858
Salted/dried
Herring roe 453 411 568 442
Pollock roe 148 178 303 362
Salmon roe 94 67 193 136
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 1,052 506 676 332
Arkshell 704 830 400 335
Spiny lobster 245 230 696 670
King crab 439 681 219 315
Tanner crab 2,460 2,445 801 830
Blue crab 30 56 47 103
Other crab 279 376 212 276
Oyster 2,384 2,451 1,281 1,280
Clam 1,296 1,722 322 370
Frozen
Spiny lobster 804 1,240 1,750 2,484
Lobster 44 94 101 222
Shrimp 17,811 18,116 22,153 20,491
King crab 419 1,970 656 3,957
Tanner crab 1,351 1,070 1,555 1,276
Blue crab 208 471 108 226
Other crab 27 39 8 21
European cuttlefish 1,059 1,679 530 631
Octopus 3,068 8,288 1,342 2,468
Scallop 29 5 32 5
Other cuttlefish 2,334 2,312 1,575 1,469
Squid 772 774 124 141
Abalone 18 33 61 95
Salted/dried
Squid 196 111 126 81
Sea urchin roe 7 18 23 52
Jellyfish 476 1,039 303 465
Seaweed, dried 686 887 381 461
Seaweed, salted 5,102 5,044 501 539
Prepared
Eel 7,712 8,110 7,610 9,853
Canned crab 22 26 84 76
Fish meal 31,727 19,282 2,191 1,237
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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