JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 2001 May 2000 May 2001 May 2000
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,862 1,158 1,531 972
Others 778 824 955 980
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 9 12 15 13
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 133 78 85 60
Atlantic salmon 2,375 1,926 1,471 1,324
Yellowfin tuna 3,304 2,589 2,297 1,870
Bluefin tuna 539 280 793 348
Bigeye tuna 1,688 1,611 1,385 1,313
Southern bluefin tuna 453 619 1,137 1,396
Sea bream 103 75 55 46
Billfish 142 106 103 77
Frozen
Swordfish 131 167 121 145
Pacific sockeye 17 824 11 524
Pacific coho 2,989 2,137 1,093 1,030
Other Pacific salmon 953 872 483 392
Pink salmon 6,943 2,407 2,905 1,261
Atlantic salmon 779 3,100 312 168
Other salmon 402 68 153 33
Halibut 2,399 4,852 896 1,902
Albacore tuna 96 29 25 7
Yellowfin tuna 7,173 10,843 2,248 2,272
Skipjack 4,411 4,552 444 251
Bluefin tuna 179 60 353 95
Bigeye tuna 13,062 10,795 8,554 7,003
Herring 4,694 13,236 803 2,029
Cod 893 1,390 277 375
Mackerel 4,049 4,387 509 494
Mero 1,360 474 826 306
Jack mackerel 3,062 1,165 352 153
Sea bream 386 208 79 56
Capelin 15,272 1,824 2,502 373
Billfish 609 588 147 157
Spanish mackerel 81 14 24 5
Rockfish 825 4,480 232 1,157
Sablefish 1,642 1,719 1,694 1,664
Herring roe 7 38 5 11
Pollock roe 14,242 6,105 24,862 12,150
Mero, fillet 522 212 521 241
Swordfish, fillet 62 67 32 34
Pollock surimi 15,210 6,601 3,026 1,491
Cod Surimi 361 969 66 176
Threadfin bream 5,107 4,164 888 4,164
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,133 1,926 1,737 3,317
Pollock roe 145 207 275 374
Salmon roe 88 185 214 311
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 1,430 808 802 498
Arkshell 728 783 446 309
Spiny lobster 223 205 670 638
King crab 587 1,187 360 532
Tanner crab 3,838 3,314 1,001 985
Blue crab 12 13 18 27
Other crab 383 312 292 247
Oyster 1,313 601 656 26
Clam 1,345 1,166 351 261
Frozen
Spiny lobster 733 511 1,719 1,058
Lobster 26 274 58 436
Shrimp 17,841 20,905 20,253 23,976
King crab 281 1,251 467 2,054
Tanner crab 1,388 6,382 1,385 6,815
Blue crab 246 706 151 299
Other crab 258 130 128 102
European cuttlefish 901 780 407 401
Octopus 5,097 5,239 2,243 1,657
Scallop 50 84 61 86
Other cuttlefish 2,203 2,083 1,431 1,262
Squid 52 189 9 27
Abalone 28 51 140 235
Salted/dried
Squid 239 221 148 152
Sea urchin roe 32 31 94 73
Jellyfish 628 1,011 276 324
Seaweed, dried 736 601 416 304
Seaweed, salted 2,311 721 230 72
Prepared
Eel 7,903 10,341 7,624 13,085
Canned crab 66 23 150 58
Fish meal 28,615 19,021 1,996 1,093
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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