JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998 Jan. 1999 Jan. 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,107 979 1,862 1,320
Others 518 524 589 542
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 120 94 96 72
Atlantic salmon 1,733 1,648 1,175 1,289
Yellowfin tuna 2,806 3,046 2,021 2,383
Bluefin tuna 309 265 956 878
Bigeye tuna 2,128 2,241 1,705 1,929
Southern bluefin tuna 60 232 56 259
Sea bream 108 150 97 173
Billfish 153 159 118 139
Frozen
Swordfish 44 31 35 21
Pacific sockeye 221 1,321 153 798
Pacific coho 10,984 5,947 6,077 2,487
Other Pacific salmon 3,495 324 516 129
Pink salmon 7,909 6,584 4,160 2,538
Atlantic salmon 1,317 1,270 711 738
Other salmon 21 - 11 -
Halibut 1,925 1,215 735 493
Albacore tuna 268 155 45 35
Yellowfin tuna 5,449 4,252 1,738 1,701
Skipjack 6,505 7,192 607 1,111
Bluefin tuna 74 35 168 39
Bigeye tuna 7,926 9,032 5,663 5,799
Herring 9,991 6,578 831 674
Cod 1,723 2,134 443 355
Mackerel 30,613 23,759 4,469 5,371
Mero 960 1,461 610 832
Jack mackerel 12,864 12,135 1,210 1,395
Sea bream 197 566 49 229
Capelin 442 525 170 220
Billfish 416 554 76 170
Spanish mackerel 274 574 104 288
Rockfish 2,982 1,721 800 483
Sablefish 1,246 1,093 994 1,208
Herring roe 420 589 262 364
Pollock roe 601 462 438 345
Mero, fillet 1,030 1,026 1,025 844
Swordfish, fillet 89 60 36 38
Pollock surimi 3,383 1,884 978 551
Cod Surimi 704 - 145 -
Threadfin bream 4,203 2,926 820 752
Salted/dried
Herring roe 101 216 69 124
Pollock roe 216 183 274 261
Salmon roe 264 181 661 442
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 401 299 335 308
Arkshell 652 647 405 364
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 176 166 447 553
King crab 1,341 863 713 665
Tanner crab 650 857 304 427
Blue crab 190 131 289 233
Other crab 176 101 208 112
Oyster 972 898 638 662
Clam 2,172 2,268 457 447
Frozen
Spiny lobster 405 895 657 1,881
Lobster 62 33 96 63
Shrimp 24,956 19,152 27,766 27,281
King crab 4,218 1,763 4,971 2,215
Tanner crab 1,080 988 908 866
Blue crab 1,018 673 493 382
Other crab 82 207 53 209
European cuttlefish 1,090 744 460 412
Octopus 9,687 2,479 4,806 1,448
Scallop 6 9 4 12
Other cuttlefish 2,691 2,854 1,683 2,172
Squid 1,536 117 256 50
Abalone 17 23 75 72
Salted/dried
Squid 86 64 73 45
Sea urchin roe 38 46 166 186
Jellyfish 520 533 232 244
Seaweed, dried 461 357 304 340
Seaweed, salted 452 690 34 73
Prepared
Eel 5,702 3,046 8,813 4,589
Canned crab 34 16 28 22
Fish meal 12,627 19,189 1,083 1,783
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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