JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2003
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Feb. 2003 Feb. 2002 Feb. 2003 Feb. 2002
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,655 1,379 1,769 1,144
Others 563 512 599 606
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 178 82 116 49
Atlantic salmon 1,919 2,208 1,310 1,244
Yellowfin tuna 2,405 2,053 1,658 1,522
Bluefin tuna 639 585 1,688 1,885
Bigeye tuna 1,433 1,733 1,134 1,228
Southern bluefin tuna 6 15 5 12
Sea bream 43 58 28 57
Billfish 164 81 119 57
Frozen:
Swordfish 41 67 35 53
Pacific sockeye 617 1,941 179 915
Pacific coho 14,175 13,975 6,556 3,269
Other Pacific salmon 260 656 110 153
Pink/chum salmon 4,695 4,503 2,001 1,105
Atlantic salmon 170 298 68 97
Other salmon - 44 - 9
Halibut 2,464 2,589 1,002 968
Albacore tuna 65 99 15 32
Yellowfin tuna 6,959 11,060 1,757 2,675
Skipjack 6,693 5,519 485 392
Bluefin tuna 950 991 2,717 2,530
Bigeye tuna 10,671 12,021 6,918 6,723
Herring 3,380 3,577 371 395
Cod 3,221 3,572 1,003 1,130
Mackerel 3,004 2,925 550 519
Mero 247 941 214 672
Jack mackerel 3,227 5,241 333 559
Sea bream 244 770 38 172
Capelin 761 1,015 210 340
Billfish 241 353 62 104
Spanish mackerel 109 89 44 41
Rockfish 1,270 633 347 190
Sablefish 302 232 354 252
Herring roe 76 18 74 16
Pollock roe 1,230 621 1,414 755
Mero, fillet 211 791 290 869
Swordfish, fillet 84 30 43 18
Pollock surimi 2,393 2,252 528 447
Cod surimi - 272 - 50
Threadfin bream surimi 4,781 3,971 1,042 749
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 28 59 14 53
Pollock roe 68 146 121 285
Salmon roe 344 472 738 1,166
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 882 932 551 505
Arkshell 395 458 242 246
Spiny lobster 125 145 406 519
King crab 1,257 816 691 473
Tanner crab 2,290 2,472 746 748
Blue crab 40 17 65 29
Korean crab 188 147 200 165
Other crab 76 115 60 64
Oyster 647 1,122 325 648
Clam 3,285 3,625 570 718
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 304 500 619 985
Lobster 23 16 75 37
Shrimp 12,591 14,344 11,569 15,555
King crab 690 569 1,381 848
Tanner crab 670 1,179 778 1,257
Blue crab 392 403 184 192
Korean crab 10 0 8 0
Other crab 45 23 15 7
European cuttlefish 504 430 313 232
Octopus 3,687 2,415 2,654 1,204
Scallop 45 85 38 60
Other cuttlefish 1,351 1,844 871 1,309
Squid 133 52 41 22
Abalone 6 18 12 56
Salted/dried:
Squid 71 52 48 33
Sea urchin roe 18 15 70 67
Jellyfish 394 959 219 361
Seaweed, dried 420 468 255 303
Seaweed, salted 1,146 1,601 117 169
Prepared:
Eel 3,761 7,478 3,496 7,220
Canned crab 117 209 203 495
Fish meal 23,850 29,264 1,749 2,262
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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