JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Aug. 2001 Aug. 2000 Aug. 2001 Aug. 2000
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,128 711 841 778
Others 748 708 1,010 1,036
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 5 - 3 -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 432 531 93 113
Atlantic salmon 2,405 2,308 1,476 1,575
Yellowfin tuna 3,132 2,954 2,235 2,060
Bluefin tuna 266 281 740 837
Bigeye tuna 1,899 1,941 1,605 1,602
Southern bluefin tuna 473 543 1,219 1,256
Sea bream 45 89 26 57
Billfish 103 136 78 96
Frozen
Swordfish 181 161 155 139
Pacific sockeye 10,992 12,743 5,787 6,272
Pacific coho 1,145 1,378 328 583
Other Pacific salmon 3,791 4,916 795 834
Pink salmon 2,632 2,219 940 1,046
Atlantic salmon 496 504 147 258
Other salmon 29 68 7 37
Halibut 2,087 2,715 763 1,026
Albacore tuna 424 118 131 28
Yellowfin tuna 5,065 8,050 1,315 1,962
Skipjack 4,209 5,610 386 263
Bluefin tuna 168 439 335 625
Bigeye tuna 8,570 8,115 5,049 5,453
Herring 932 955 102 105
Cod 233 736 71 216
Mackerel 685 2,018 128 234
Mero 763 1,262 493 1,007
Jack mackerel 2,572 2,172 556 376
Sea bream 318 482 83 80
Capelin 1,187 8,267 336 1,380
Billfish 504 638 127 171
Spanish mackerel 23 81 5 33
Rockfish 14,522 13,337 3,703 2,989
Sablefish 1,259 1,800 1,234 1,738
Herring roe 40 1 22 -
Pollock roe 1,577 1,011 2,541 2,023
Mero, fillet 395 493 375 580
Swordfish, fillet 79 92 53 57
Pollock surimi 7,002 2,729 1,334 593
Cod Surimi 1,053 4,337 187 794
Threadfin bream 4,082 3,134 712 601
Salted/dried
Herring roe 718 826 1,051 1,277
Pollock roe 129 160 269 292
Salmon roe 1,044 1,052 1,325 1,287
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 694 566 588 486
Arkshell 461 612 284 381
Spiny lobster 126 141 466 472
King crab 2,420 1,789 1,052 1,075
Tanner crab 1,903 2,092 432 538
Blue crab 7 13 9 14
Other crab 622 511 379 326
Oyster 89 233 52 126
Clam 903 989 202 253
Frozen
Spiny lobster 350 484 711 1,049
Lobster 230 208 482 407
Shrimp 25,335 23,278 28,197 28,960
King crab 793 773 850 1,094
Tanner crab 2,887 5,566 2,720 5,929
Blue crab 245 722 143 343
Other crab 63 71 50 63
European cuttlefish 1,219 1,425 532 621
Octopus 1,865 10,334 682 3,849
Scallop 50 64 51 70
Other cuttlefish 2,821 2,575 1,707 1,534
Squid 120 184 37 25
Abalone 26 46 106 201
Salted/dried
Squid 148 112 90 72
Sea urchin roe 34 46 53 75
Jellyfish 945 1,619 368 442
Seaweed, dried 615 520 320 314
Seaweed, salted 1,192 353 89 30
Prepared
Eel 4,948 2,445 4,538 3,119
Canned crab 772 1,566 2,070 4,309
Fish meal 80,947 27,677 5,608 1,590
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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