JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 1999 Mar. 1998 Mar. 1999 Mar. 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,166 1,037 2,115 1,672
Others 797 720 869 794
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 108 83 85 69
Atlantic salmon 2,239 2,076 1,468 1,574
Yellowfin tuna 3,336 3,459 2,575 2,621
Bluefin tuna 166 421 486 929
Bigeye tuna 2,031 2,458 1,715 2,043
Southern bluefin tuna 125 318 224 494
Sea bream 173 222 130 184
Billfish 157 192 119 154
Frozen
Swordfish 74 67 58 44
Pacific sockeye 151 1,074 131 660
Pacific coho 9,855 12,843 6,297 4,790
Other Pacific salmon 1,619 203 373 88
Pink salmon 5,135 5,394 2,747 2,136
Atlantic salmon 951 149 473 91
Other salmon 38 - 13 -
Halibut 2,458 934 945 387
Albacore tuna 38 121 6 31
Yellowfin tuna 5,783 6,022 1,881 2,350
Skipjack 4,341 2,084 437 288
Bluefin tuna 14 311 43 403
Bigeye tuna 9,527 12,056 7,290 7,121
Herring 2,432 1,864 377 259
Cod 6,015 4,424 2,026 831
Mackerel 4,402 4,999 553 1,125
Mero 510 1,685 366 837
Jack mackerel 3,177 5,755 322 673
Sea bream 303 700 65 199
Capelin 881 686 182 215
Billfish 372 1,352 68 457
Spanish mackerel 217 356 79 126
Rockfish 1,136 842 335 243
Sablefish 358 386 294 379
Herring roe 434 492 260 320
Pollock roe 1,028 4,537 785 4,097
Mero, fillet 1,032 886 1,138 656
Swordfish, fillet 159 62 72 30
Pollock surimi 5,939 3,505 1,671 782
Cod Surimi 446 23 93 5
Threadfin bream 3,327 2,218 694 435
Salted/dried
Herring roe 50 531 56 695
Pollock roe 106 135 153 187
Salmon roe 135 175 345 355
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 319 368 249 345
Arkshell 955 845 501 399
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 269 225 689 669
King crab 1,381 1,392 853 704
Tanner crab 1,003 1,069 420 459
Blue crab 85 48 174 111
Other crab 258 345 271 327
Oyster 1,725 1,535 966 801
Clam 2,234 1,919 493 319
Frozen
Spiny lobster 456 800 796 1,480
Lobster 40 29 83 72
Shrimp 15,127 16,808 17,354 24,107
King crab 1,558 2,012 2,116 2,731
Tanner crab 5,007 5,775 3,835 3,644
Blue crab 205 291 99 146
Other crab 37 29 33 36
European cuttlefish 1,475 1,354 673 708
Octopus 6,394 10,224 3,247 5,761
Scallop 26 33 24 30
Other cuttlefish 1,418 2,278 985 1,825
Squid 534 17 82 11
Abalone 34 15 123 63
Salted/dried
Squid 33 1 38 1
Sea urchin roe 31 20 82 64
Jellyfish 301 174 164 75
Seaweed, dried 506 474 382 383
Seaweed, salted 9,633 - 1,262 -
Prepared
Eel 3,791 5,026 5,940 7,271
Canned crab 4 3 5 7
Fish meal 23,289 28,184 1,819 2,644
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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