JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2003
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 2003 May 2002 May 2003 May 2002
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,425 2,040 2,480 2,424
Others 673 701 785 817
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 9 15 13 19
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 177 107 123 72
Atlantic salmon 1,952 2,271 1,296 1,528
Yellowfin tuna 2,369 2,940 1,665 2,091
Bluefin tuna 433 315 750 656
Bigeye tuna 1,216 1,636 978 1,340
Southern bluefin tuna 247 355 602 947
Sea bream 48 55 17 23
Billfish 201 132 158 108
Frozen:
Swordfish 57 130 53 124
Pacific sockeye 742 720 284 188
Pacific coho 2,304 3,056 1,031 631
Other Pacific salmon 364 460 170 205
Pink/chum salmon 6,056 6,866 2,214 1,601
Atlantic salmon 363 559 173 161
Other salmon 84 126 30 25
Halibut 2,316 1,909 1,119 755
Albacore tuna 129 99 24 25
Yellowfin tuna 7,976 9,057 1,930 2,386
Skipjack 6,140 5,647 423 530
Bluefin tuna 87 - 218 -
Bigeye tuna 10,473 13,161 6,249 7,797
Herring 6,174 3,645 943 637
Cod 1,165 959 330 258
Mackerel 2,426 3,362 390 528
Mero 335 398 293 270
Jack mackerel 1,591 1,864 211 255
Sea bream 59 163 14 41
Capelin 4,233 4,664 687 888
Billfish 526 483 121 131
Spanish mackerel 161 83 32 32
Rockfish 967 1,293 279 365
Sablefish 1,926 2,079 2,148 2,224
Herring roe 5 120 5 67
Pollock roe 10,422 7,567 14,688 10,744
Mero, fillet 346 274 471 309
Swordfish, fillet 117 141 59 82
Pollock surimi 7,923 5,900 1,837 1,495
Cod surimi 18 - 3 -
Threadfin bream surimi 6,192 7,592 1,134 1,531
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 740 1,094 1,074 1,666
Pollock roe 180 223 285 371
Salmon roe 42 110 72 211
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,428 1,260 632 643
Arkshell 653 705 307 318
Spiny lobster 187 183 503 687
King crab 2,065 760 845 579
Tanner crab 4,026 3,582 1,235 1,180
Blue crab 5 1 9 2
Korean crab 305 259 285 182
Other crab 207 56 102 55
Oyster 628 1,103 294 570
Clam 998 1,170 165 206
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 578 567 1,046 1,437
Lobster 7 14 11 34
Shrimp 17,100 19,072 16,311 20,224
King crab 496 224 1,029 325
Tanner crab 935 2,604 1,054 2,759
Blue crab 199 141 91 64
Korean crab 22 7 4 6
Other crab 36 57 25 19
European cuttlefish 1,590 1,170 796 492
Octopus 6,056 13,885 4,065 7,893
Scallop 43 28 53 39
Other cuttlefish 1,373 1,973 834 1,277
Squid 339 111 109 51
Abalone 21 6 65 31
Salted/dried:
Squid 240 236 172 160
Sea urchin roe 13 11 38 15
Jellyfish 826 699 273 339
Seaweed, dried 940 765 511 430
Seaweed, salted 1,418 1,980 159 208
Prepared:
Eel 6,705 8,254 6,955 8,921
Canned crab 32 57 60 149
Fish meal 24,674 35,597 1,802 2,882
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- = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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