JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 2001 Mar. 2000 Mar. 2001 Mar. 2000
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,573 1,277 1,328 973
Others 616 630 766 744
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 123 85 78 64
Atlantic salmon 2,838 2,604 1,762 1,776
Yellowfin tuna 3,269 3,582 2,203 2,468
Bluefin tuna 1,028 550 1,831 1,161
Bigeye tuna 1,959 2,168 1,460 1,650
Southern bluefin tuna 94 140 237 292
Sea bream 120 117 104 96
Billfish 159 231 102 154
Frozen
Swordfish 77 115 63 95
Pacific sockeye 1,688 2,928 952 1,529
Pacific coho 19,906 11,157 7,077 5,751
Other Pacific salmon 300 235 133 138
Pink salmon 10,196 4,479 3,813 2,514
Atlantic salmon 721 241 273 106
Other salmon 34 9 7 -
Halibut 2,621 1,967 934 739
Albacore tuna 151 37 43 7
Yellowfin tuna 6,941 5,274 2,037 1,973
Skipjack 5,364 7,879 429 592
Bluefin tuna 707 539 1,857 1,410
Bigeye tuna 11,105 12,250 7,912 8,416
Herring 4,619 2,782 511 526
Cod 6,024 4,609 1,899 1,405
Mackerel 12,592 6,823 1,523 694
Mero 712 1,943 388 1,561
Jack mackerel 6,563 3,997 781 361
Sea bream 376 248 75 70
Capelin 804 404 265 162
Billfish 620 521 156 122
Spanish mackerel 96 164 41 63
Rockfish 554 1,042 163 247
Sablefish 417 304 449 299
Herring roe 350 522 225 315
Pollock roe 1,768 1,826 3,029 2,336
Mero, fillet 635 711 646 816
Swordfish, fillet 66 92 36 52
Pollock surimi 15,846 7,295 2,909 1,578
Cod Surimi 438 352 79 62
Threadfin bream 5,057 4,256 901 810
Salted/dried
Herring roe 155 133 224 138
Pollock roe 111 151 220 291
Salmon roe 40 109 92 258
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 421 523 392 320
Arkshell 720 820 429 350
Spiny lobster 233 236 664 692
King crab 716 949 496 488
Tanner crab 1,523 1,585 585 596
Blue crab 53 65 81 116
Other crab 303 394 198 270
Oyster 1,969 2,532 1,061 1,411
Clam 1,212 2,079 294 440
Frozen
Spiny lobster 540 704 1,131 1,268
Lobster 30 61 62 136
Shrimp 15,880 16,754 18,895 18,746
King crab 799 1,814 1,393 3,329
Tanner crab 774 452 858 527
Blue crab 387 361 233 175
Other crab 40 78 26 75
European cuttlefish 1,938 1,089 747 428
Octopus 12,241 12,910 5,107 3,904
Scallop - 7 - 9
Other cuttlefish 2,354 2,158 1,443 1,382
Squid - 18 - 7
Abalone 33 11 97 50
Salted/dried
Squid 173 49 106 37
Sea urchin roe 6 29 24 71
Jellyfish 799 973 375 384
Seaweed, dried 651 612 399 348
Seaweed, salted 6,111 9,894 682 1,185
Prepared
Eel 6,269 8,039 6,431 9,580
Canned crab 26 14 56 29
Fish meal 34,755 31,587 2,171 1,962
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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