JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan. 2001 Jan. 2000 Jan. 2001 Jan. 2000
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,616 1,292 1,372 1,029
Others 547 550 547 628
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 78 92 78 70
Atlantic salmon 2,369 2,098 1,429 1,401
Yellowfin tuna 3,200 2,909 3,200 2,028
Bluefin tuna 590 556 590 1,890
Bigeye tuna 1,860 2,021 1,383 1,624
Southern bluefin tuna 13 14 13 14
Sea bream 80 74 80 68
Billfish 142 131 142 92
Frozen
Swordfish 78 96 59 74
Pacific sockeye 813 1,679 390 874
Pacific coho 17,269 15,271 5,862 8,556
Other Pacific salmon 284 621 129 196
Pink salmon 8,792 9,747 3,024 5,508
Atlantic salmon 915 722 359 322
Other salmon 69 80 35 37
Halibut 2,401 2,811 841 1,016
Albacore tuna 103 122 26 28
Yellowfin tuna 6,850 7,688 2,083 1,937
Skipjack 2,703 11,445 191 670
Bluefin tuna 118 123 329 407
Bigeye tuna 6,422 7,811 4,305 6,412
Herring 5,604 4,757 418 247
Cod 2,849 725 924 172
Mackerel 27,795 20,585 3,545 2,421
Mero 897 544 519 330
Jack mackerel 11,847 18,374 1,304 1,580
Sea bream 114 486 26 130
Capelin 1,121 603 292 194
Billfish 372 449 106 114
Spanish mackerel 147 168 61 64
Rockfish 2,252 2,641 526 554
Sablefish 564 583 592 552
Herring roe 81 314 45 149
Pollock roe 480 293 685 400
Mero, fillet 797 658 874 782
Swordfish, fillet 34 126 19 70
Pollock surimi 4,474 1,457 915 369
Cod Surimi 511 988 214 214
Threadfin bream 5,335 4,767 943 881
Salted/dried
Herring roe 65 55 31 29
Pollock roe 138 111 251 178
Salmon roe 326 208 788 527
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 571 467 458 355
Arkshell 527 629 387 333
Spiny lobster 179 162 501 465
King crab 2,025 1,706 938 792
Tanner crab 1,318 1,257 613 512
Blue crab 175 120 219 211
Other crab 172 273 159 257
Oyster 1,589 1,784 1,193 1,240
Clam 21,500 2,410 547 526
Frozen
Spiny lobster 452 724 749 1,224
Lobster 58 143 122 293
Shrimp 17,420 21,271 22,070 22,752
King crab 1,964 21,029 3,312 3,011
Tanner crab 762 703 797 740
Blue crab 565 613 304 267
Other crab 48 75 15 31
European cuttlefish 943 737 417 304
Octopus 10,801 4,509 3,747 1,177
Scallop 10 21 10 16
Other cuttlefish 2,234 2,344 1,347 1,331
Squid - 330 - 53
Abalone 33 30 56 76
Salted/dried
Squid 83 128 59 89
Sea urchin roe 16 38 68 163
Jellyfish 341 718 175 291
Seaweed, dried 509 469 303 272
Seaweed, salted 676 473 67 41
Prepared
Eel 6,241 4,975 7,040 5,180
Canned crab 3 7 4 13
Fish meal 29,742 32,055 1,728 1,839
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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