JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JUNE 2003
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products June 2003 June 2002 June 2003 June 2002
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,454 1,835 2,550 2,071
Others 588 697 707 842
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 23 12 22 12
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 181 129 121 80
Atlantic salmon 1,994 2,039 1,289 1,365
Yellowfin tuna 2,124 2,467 1,513 1,732
Bluefin tuna 320 244 829 574
Bigeye tuna 1,407 1,419 1,063 1,023
Southern bluefin tuna 444 406 961 964
Sea bream 35 21 12 13
Billfish 156 107 123 80
Frozen:
Sardine 2,122 1,061 139 106
Swordfish 116 166 108 139
Pacific sockeye 797 1,972 393 1,005
Pacific coho 3,800 2,424 1,551 500
Other Pacific salmon 748 1,570 403 526
Pink/chum salmon 7,234 4,826 2,716 1,323
Atlantic salmon 277 257 118 85
Other salmon 63 120 26 22
Halibut 1,934 3,168 990 1,345
Albacore tuna 68 116 14 26
Yellowfin tuna 9,080 10,418 2,396 2,886
Skipjack 6,378 7,994 448 706
Bluefin tuna 78 62 206 164
Bigeye tuna 12,327 14,283 7,220 8,244
Herring 14,142 11,051 2,105 1,921
Cod 283 325 83 90
Mackerel 3,528 2,179 563 342
Mero 752 533 792 465
Jack mackerel 1,648 2,530 275 467
Sea bream 128 187 39 50
Capelin 2,670 3,212 558 686
Billfish 443 639 109 172
Spanish mackerel 43 134 18 41
Rockfish 999 2,248 259 647
Sablefish 1,848 1,982 2,122 2,068
Herring roe 18 94 15 38
Pollock roe 4,618 3,679 5,866 4,740
Mero, fillet 235 356 319 396
Swordfish, fillet 132 120 65 64
Pollock surimi 3,245 1,371 793 342
Cod surimi 31 401 6 87
Threadfin bream surimi 5,715 6,043 1,038 1,198
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 1,647 1,573 2,784 2,705
Pollock roe 265 186 367 305
Salmon roe 165 143 301 271
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,211 1,017 607 635
Arkshell 458 557 225 227
Spiny lobster 163 151 455 567
King crab 2,052 439 868 344
Tanner crab 3,990 3,094 1,165 1,052
Blue crab 1 - 1 -
Korean crab 355 259 288 205
Other crab 190 38 88 39
Oyster 502 252 228 120
Clam 737 690 112 128
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 528 481 1,026 1,093
Lobster 55 128 120 259
Shrimp 19,786 19,795 19,042 20,698
King crab 554 241 1,011 397
Tanner crab 1,699 5,132 1,933 5,256
Blue crab 171 154 79 69
Korean crab - - - -
Other crab 49 46 27 23
European cuttlefish 940 405 517 260
Octopus 4,493 4,753 2,893 2,392
Scallop 46 162 49 189
Other cuttlefish 1,606 2,087 962 1,313
Squid 753 1,641 135 322
Abalone 22 38 141 194
Salted/dried:
Squid 126 229 102 151
Sea urchin roe 13 14 31 27
Jellyfish 925 699 275 309
Seaweed, dried 720 647 382 371
Seaweed, salted 902 882 94 92
Prepared:
Eel 5,181 7,606 5,242 9,473
Canned crab 70 114 141 290
Fish meal 31,277 34,042 2,329 2,747
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- = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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