JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2003
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 2003 Mar. 2002 Mar. 2003 Mar. 2002
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,963 1,717 2,118 1,440
Others 734 699 788 830
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 207 138 135 82
Atlantic salmon 2,356 2,756 1,570 1,675
Yellowfin tuna 2,652 3,344 1,862 2,383
Bluefin tuna 635 596 1,765 1,404
Bigeye tuna 1,760 1,979 1,437 1,594
Southern bluefin tuna 6 125 10 290
Sea bream 34 104 26 62
Billfish 237 155 180 116
Frozen:
Swordfish 47 108 39 86
Pacific sockeye 173 1,503 58 586
Pacific coho 5,052 14,274 2,274 3,263
Other Pacific salmon 287 460 136 123
Pink/chum salmon 7,695 8,285 2,833 2,040
Atlantic salmon 269 577 122 164
Other salmon 42 - 17 -
Halibut 1,662 1,455 749 546
Albacore tuna 128 154 24 37
Yellowfin tuna 8,620 7,766 2,119 2,181
Skipjack 5,441 3,785 349 331
Bluefin tuna 2,383 780 5,831 2,267
Bigeye tuna 12,095 11,234 7,443 6,471
Herring 1,281 3,024 164 383
Cod 4,188 3,314 1,281 989
Mackerel 5,914 5,890 888 955
Mero 261 321 211 162
Jack mackerel 2,368 3,453 246 372
Sea bream 360 157 67 31
Capelin 928 589 279 217
Billfish 549 849 134 170
Spanish mackerel 90 126 33 53
Rockfish 772 618 200 202
Sablefish 169 122 172 123
Herring roe 103 186 99 162
Pollock roe 2,801 4,181 3,782 6,261
Mero, fillet 125 311 159 330
Swordfish, fillet 46 29 25 15
Pollock surimi 12,230 16,140 2,742 3,723
Cod surimi 98 190 21 41
Threadfin bream surimi 4,176 4,917 868 954
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 62 106 108 221
Pollock roe 140 121 215 228
Salmon roe 78 97 169 216
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 546 1,271 405 649
Arkshell 517 581 280 293
Spiny lobster 183 195 532 695
King crab 1,222 1,528 495 816
Tanner crab 2,024 3,335 580 952
Blue crab 25 6 43 13
Korean crab 179 145 173 144
Other crab 94 146 61 81
Oyster 1,003 1,023 463 519
Clam 1,226 1,299 218 270
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 400 490 864 1,101
Lobster 27 43 56 81
Shrimp 13,356 12,730 12,527 12,827
King crab 394 551 792 1,013
Tanner crab 830 1,136 990 1,192
Blue crab 229 400 95 152
Korean crab 2 - 1 -
Other crab 65 71 34 64
European cuttlefish 1,068 1,828 559 687
Octopus 4,872 10,704 2,914 5,946
Scallop 36 28 40 36
Other cuttlefish 1,392 1,672 842 1,117
Squid 162 18 24 6
Abalone 11 5 59 31
Salted/dried:
Squid 107 78 78 50
Sea urchin roe 14 11 41 45
Jellyfish 890 860 304 370
Seaweed, dried 630 644 338 406
Seaweed, salted 4,611 6,280 513 744
Prepared:
Eel 6,037 5,835 5,601 5,787
Canned crab 15 149 21 438
Fish meal 25,282 24,771 1,867 1,941
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- = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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