JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 2003
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan. 2003 Jan. 2002 Jan. 2003 Jan. 2002
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,914 1,574 1,964 1,285
Others 595 583 655 705
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 179 144 114 85
Atlantic salmon 1,933 2,268 1,375 1,250
Yellowfin tuna 2,712 2,703 1,933 1,974
Bluefin tuna 582 640 1,694 2,300
Bigeye tuna 1,617 2,116 1,256 1,587
Southern bluefin tuna 11 22 9 17
Sea bream 29 66 24 62
Billfish 178 150 132 99
Frozen:
Swordfish 39 68 27 58
Pacific sockeye 813 1,854 320 846
Pacific coho 15,702 21,141 7,587 4,809
Other Pacific salmon 297 669 144 220
Pink/chum salmon 8,955 9,606 3,927 2,389
Atlantic salmon 648 581 317 151
Other salmon 21 - 10 -
Halibut 1,618 3,319 664 1,189
Albacore tuna 93 127 20 32
Yellowfin tuna 7,929 7,063 1,902 2,116
Skipjack 8,521 4,600 632 411
Bluefin tuna 426 474 1,238 1,155
Bigeye tuna 8,580 8,962 5,466 5,177
Herring 8,786 5,829 1,037 606
Cod 1,426 3,015 446 960
Mackerel 9,962 7,267 1,758 1,261
Mero 619 982 628 671
Jack mackerel 11,317 10,783 1,062 1,223
Sea bream 542 152 92 28
Capelin 1,437 1,309 422 451
Billfish 316 764 74 213
Spanish mackerel 366 196 150 95
Rockfish 1,449 624 376 192
Sablefish 453 448 525 488
Herring roe 268 97 237 78
Pollock roe 540 892 575 1,210
Mero, fillet 362 597 486 575
Swordfish, fillet 85 76 43 42
Pollock surimi 599 2,134 143 428
Cod surimi 21 87 6 14
Threadfin bream surimi 6,666 5,835 1,481 1,100
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 112 99 81 83
Pollock roe 178 164 310 305
Salmon roe 283 404 576 1,015
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 449 603 323 448
Arkshell 619 621 330 314
Spiny lobster 122 157 413 509
King crab 648 1,824 555 942
Tanner crab 2,387 1,902 861 638
Blue crab 67 52 103 71
Korean crab 194 108 222 124
Other crab 35 136 37 62
Oyster 910 940 509 658
Clam 1,825 2,067 322 439
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 352 356 810 685
Lobster 49 49 77 145
Shrimp 15,006 19,990 14,903 20,746
King crab 978 1,601 2,119 2,454
Tanner crab 1,310 825 1,420 856
Blue crab 785 372 402 201
Korean crab 14 21 12 16
Other crab 83 70 38 26
European cuttlefish 599 607 393 280
Octopus 2,127 2,813 1,287 1,454
Scallop 61 30 53 24
Other cuttlefish 1,868 1,873 1,140 1,273
Squid 305 15 78 6
Abalone 30 11 75 34
Salted/dried:
Squid 243 121 143 65
Sea urchin roe 37 43 172 169
Jellyfish 399 460 188 191
Seaweed, dried 517 601 305 338
Seaweed, salted 840 417 65 44
Prepared:
Eel 5,114 6,114 4,694 5,533
Canned crab 142 210 312 475
Fish meal 16,947 37,370 1,229 2,812
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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