JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products July 1999 July 1998 July 1999 July 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,175 2,717 3,883 5,282
Others 859 803 1,171 1,050
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 4 5 4 6
Pacific coho - 1 - 1
Other Pacific salmon 143 134 95 90
Atlantic salmon 1,842 1,442 1,265 1,279
Yellowfin tuna 2,459 2,936 1,752 2,277
Bluefin tuna 243 256 332 600
Bigeye tuna 2,076 2,061 1,412 1,723
Southern bluefin tuna 604 925 1,392 1,626
Sea bream 87 112 79 99
Billfish 128 115 82 78
Frozen
Swordfish 147 91 112 70
Pacific sockeye 10,785 9,061 8,278 7,584
Pacific coho 904 1,037 572 511
Other Pacific salmon 1,769 1,505 885 719
Pink salmon 3,822 2,970 2,251 1,441
Atlantic salmon 2,505 301 1,297 168
Other salmon 51 23 21 12
Halibut 2,719 2,281 1,029 919
Albacore tuna 117 78 27 18
Yellowfin tuna 8,333 6,689 2,936 2,313
Skipjack 8,889 4,931 714 751
Bluefin tuna 245 220 417 371
Bigeye tuna 9,947 10,801 9,366 6,187
Herring 8,862 7,660 1,806 1,205
Cod 999 383 315 61
Mackerel 4,093 1,964 532 487
Mero 328 707 222 441
Jack mackerel 2,310 2,349 387 457
Sea bream 101 84 39 25
Capelin 1,805 1,765 481 246
Billfish 1,452 1,005 320 288
Spanish mackerel 68 79 16 37
Rockfish 8,938 8,195 2,397 2,577
Sablefish 2,115 2,229 2,161 2,165
Herring roe 21 44 4 28
Pollock roe 2,428 3,692 2,887 2,739
Mero, fillet 510 969 648 815
Swordfish, fillet 103 117 52 54
Pollock surimi 2,602 6,369 750 1,551
Cod Surimi 6,556 5,270 1,664 1,017
Threadfin bream 2,367 2,587 536 518
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,901 2,170 3,653 3,655
Pollock roe 205 285 319 343
Salmon roe 511 547 756 805
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 740 654 419 438
Arkshell 655 1,641 390 473
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 183 172 596 586
King crab 1,341 942 648 475
Tanner crab 2,044 1,859 571 440
Blue crab 3 1 3 1
Other crab 681 492 454 334
Oyster 197 122 87 62
Clam 1,027 1,086 243 206
Frozen
Spiny lobster 416 350 688 686
Lobster 430 174 868 357
Shrimp 21,206 22,080 24,804 31,938
King crab 680 920 842 1,180
Tanner crab 7,595 7,858 7,611 7,682
Blue crab 264 566 137 254
Other crab 94 92 93 41
European cuttlefish 698 821 417 530
Octopus 6,340 4,172 3,162 2,491
Scallop 92 118 139 97
Other cuttlefish 2,329 2,873 1,638 2,161
Squid 875 473 131 117
Abalone 32 50 101 272
Salted/dried
Squid 34 2 19 5
Sea urchin roe 34 57 66 74
Jellyfish 1,496 678 736 305
Seaweed, dried 544 542 345 422
Seaweed, salted 950 850 104 82
Prepared
Eel 6,627 6,335 8,506 11,168
Canned crab 4 16 5 18
Fish meal 37,717 34,802 2,506 3,741
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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