JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Feb. 1999 Feb. 1998 Feb. 1999 Feb. 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 854 997 1,452 1,272
Others 532 452 540 444
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 103 88 80 68
Atlantic salmon 1,757 1,487 1,149 1,116
Yellowfin tuna 2,638 2,597 1,892 2,060
Bluefin tuna 142 195 464 606
Bigeye tuna 1,604 2,040 1,301 1,781
Southern bluefin tuna 28 344 29 416
Sea bream 74 163 96 161
Billfish 132 127 90 93
Frozen
Swordfish 65 26 49 19
Pacific sockeye 84 2,415 63 1,447
Pacific coho 11,339 8,304 6,474 3,073
Other Pacific salmon 1,956 266 318 79
Pink salmon 3,746 5,035 2,031 1,746
Atlantic salmon 577 75 303 37
Other salmon 84 21 44 10
Halibut 1,905 497 744 202
Albacore tuna 101 80 17 17
Yellowfin tuna 5,577 5,673 1,923 2,208
Skipjack 4,580 3,917 430 559
Bluefin tuna 357 436 935 481
Bigeye tuna 8,988 11,992 7,654 7,433
Herring 4,466 968 443 145
Cod 907 2,361 209 385
Mackerel 8,032 6,208 1,006 1,516
Mero 1,541 690 1,011 381
Jack mackerel 4,862 2,475 448 282
Sea bream 261 187 53 43
Capelin 379 470 158 166
Billfish 426 592 87 192
Spanish mackerel 399 235 142 119
Rockfish 1,268 700 343 227
Sablefish 546 808 445 763
Herring roe 59 59 37 38
Pollock roe 1,308 755 924 586
Mero, fillet 879 958 879 698
Swordfish, fillet 114 79 49 41
Pollock surimi 2,863 1,142 747 264
Cod Surimi 229 - 46 -
Threadfin bream 3,246 1,496 665 328
Salted/dried
Herring roe 83 148 57 276
Pollock roe 181 159 265 236
Salmon roe 196 276 502 622
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 273 295 218 286
Arkshell 565 689 320 346
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 179 172 460 532
King crab 1,097 1,336 739 945
Tanner crab 825 703 446 471
Blue crab 107 44 188 84
Other crab 135 174 186 197
Oyster 1,496 1,012 848 541
Clam 3,810 3,626 867 666
Frozen
Spiny lobster 79 757 120 1,490
Lobster 47 73 91 174
Shrimp 16,542 14,141 17,252 20,154
King crab 2,002 2,287 2,612 2,965
Tanner crab 1,829 1,924 1,454 1,240
Blue crab 588 447 249 241
Other crab 104 72 52 44
European cuttlefish 2,411 1,378 915 714
Octopus 20,807 8,671 9,655 4,756
Scallop 44 9 30 10
Other cuttlefish 2,385 2,037 1,483 1,640
Squid 745 36 140 24
Abalone 18 10 24 35
Salted/dried
Squid 61 32 60 24
Sea urchin roe 19 34 62 57
Jellyfish 539 419 346 182
Seaweed, dried 364 726 235 252
Seaweed, salted 2,917 1,479 283 167
Prepared
Eel 4,172 2,707 6,565 3,672
Canned crab 1 14 4 13
Fish meal 16,253 21,647 1,258 2,024
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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