JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Apr. 1999 Apr. 1998 Apr. 1999 Apr. 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,106 1,057 2,071 1,841
Others 755 724 797 784
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 105 68 83 57
Atlantic salmon 2,202 1,913 1,538 1,568
Yellowfin tuna 3,698 2,987 2,837 2,399
Bluefin tuna 559 374 1,178 759
Bigeye tuna 1,905 2,011 1,662 1,797
Southern bluefin tuna 254 470 522 849
Sea bream 193 182 118 134
Billfish 183 163 129 130
Frozen
Swordfish 109 65 95 47
Pacific sockeye 45 1,410 39 921
Pacific coho 5,090 10,659 3,310 4,268
Other Pacific salmon 593 226 177 85
Pink salmon 6,686 7,149 3,425 3,007
Atlantic salmon 1,883 221 902 141
Other salmon 8 - 4 -
Halibut 1,347 952 511 398
Albacore tuna 270 76 54 16
Yellowfin tuna 6,595 6,772 2,710 2,424
Skipjack 2,816 2,761 288 401
Bluefin tuna - 32 0 15
Bigeye tuna 13,073 11,981 9,433 7,137
Herring 11,831 1,739 1,274 228
Cod 2,255 2,276 588 433
Mackerel 19,881 12,132 2,306 2,753
Mero 1,005 1,040 757 549
Jack mackerel 1,272 3,786 132 386
Sea bream 285 236 70 60
Capelin 5,572 7,226 700 1,168
Billfish 980 988 233 287
Spanish mackerel 254 313 71 129
Rockfish 1,389 1,689 388 528
Sablefish 528 910 453 880
Herring roe 324 635 194 400
Pollock roe 11,608 9,353 16,294 8,639
Mero, fillet 1,267 787 1,345 568
Swordfish, fillet 139 178 58 83
Pollock surimi 29,219 20,723 8,931 4,640
Cod Surimi 344 77 66 19
Threadfin bream 4,515 4,230 972 805
Salted/dried
Herring roe 350 692 478 892
Pollock roe 416 197 571 288
Salmon roe 137 128 245 231
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 543 399 364 357
Arkshell 1,288 953 452 440
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 284 236 740 711
King crab 738 958 421 465
Tanner crab 2,005 2,029 724 6,591
Blue crab 125 60 194 111
Other crab 316 535 286 370
Oyster 1,924 1,497 1,061 752
Clam 2,715 1,895 597 306
Frozen
Spiny lobster 846 940 1,448 1,989
Lobster 58 37 115 76
Shrimp 18,515 18,076 20,716 26,557
King crab 2,973 2,027 4,285 3,016
Tanner crab 5,098 6,412 4,353 4,486
Blue crab 318 500 142 226
Other crab 190 53 146 45
European cuttlefish 1,468 846 645 498
Octopus 4,776 5,004 2,293 2,881
Scallop 5 138 2 112
Other cuttlefish 2,271 2,292 1,591 1,853
Squid 341 52 64 27
Abalone 6 18 31 89
Salted/dried
Squid 41 9 38 12
Sea urchin roe 16 40 40 83
Jellyfish 397 856 276 312
Seaweed, dried 658 627 431 458
Seaweed, salted 9,857 8,302 1,262 1,023
Prepared
Eel 6,747 6,973 10,711 10,904
Canned crab 13 6 10 6
Fish meal 29,628 29,603 2,247 2,855
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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