JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2003
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Apr. 2003 Apr. 2002 Apr. 2003 Apr. 2002
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,263 1,908 2,421 1,789
Others 815 723 889 826
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 240 104 162 62
Atlantic salmon 2,134 2,318 1,421 1,473
Yellowfin tuna 2,644 3,194 1,815 2,292
Bluefin tuna 597 428 1,083 890
Bigeye tuna 1,545 1,781 1,129 1,429
Southern bluefin tuna 163 267 346 737
Sea bream 54 91 24 43
Billfish 231 170 163 135
Frozen:
Sardine 1,704 695 123 68
Swordfish 76 103 69 90
Pacific sockeye 602 899 213 387
Pacific coho 4,357 7,473 1,760 1,629
Other Pacific salmon 340 509 141 303
Pink/chum salmon 5,799 8,610 2,141 2,023
Atlantic salmon 163 672 74 178
Other salmon - - - -
Halibut 1,166 1,059 561 434
Albacore tuna 190 86 39 22
Yellowfin tuna 7,668 7,816 2,424 2,201
Skipjack 4,100 5,093 255 395
Bluefin tuna 241 193 744 481
Bigeye tuna 14,016 13,019 8,614 7,756
Herring 3,779 1,591 476 236
Cod 2,556 3,506 752 1,048
Mackerel 5,476 6,336 734 929
Mero - 742 - 548
Jack mackerel 3,229 3,565 312 346
Sea bream 237 754 47 166
Capelin 2,100 2,042 419 507
Billfish 746 434 190 111
Spanish mackerel 88 134 31 65
Rockfish 795 936 220 301
Sablefish 687 552 771 612
Herring roe 108 133 95 115
Pollock roe 6,247 9,252 9,799 13,895
Mero, fillet - 433 - 472
Swordfish, fillet 78 72 36 39
Pollock surimi 12,337 28,816 2,694 7,135
Cod surimi 43 197 9 40
Threadfin bream surimi 6,085 6,782 1,176 1,341
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 222 290 178 405
Pollock roe 163 196 270 339
Salmon roe 40 81 80 180
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,223 1,194 621 735
Arkshell 553 638 300 331
Spiny lobster 191 200 526 734
King crab 1,642 211 726 156
Tanner crab 3,303 2,712 1,027 819
Blue crab 25 1 45 2
Korean crab 269 168 221 133
Other crab 86 138 64 95
Oyster 1,155 1,487 547 768
Clam 1,398 1,458 255 309
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 803 817 1,688 1,977
Lobster 32 3 66 7
Shrimp 16,447 19,034 16,002 20,071
King crab 557 154 1,169 209
Tanner crab 1,085 1,519 1,357 1,700
Blue crab 234 218 122 99
Korean crab 2 1 1 1
Other crab 38 7 21 8
European cuttlefish 2,122 1,998 1,001 797
Octopus 6,469 15,379 4,328 8,939
Scallop 34 42 24 32
Other cuttlefish 1,968 2,116 1,231 1,347
Squid 121 11 44 6
Abalone 28 41 107 215
Salted/dried:
Squid 133 202 92 132
Sea urchin roe 7 12 14 33
Jellyfish 664 629 251 381
Seaweed, dried 791 777 449 459
Seaweed, salted 4,248 4,799 483 573
Prepared:
Eel 7,406 8,596 7,273 8,795
Canned crab 61 82 129 228
Fish meal 38,148 31,772 2,830 2,687
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- = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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