JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 1999 May 1998 May 1999 May 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,126 1,085 2,214 1,872
Others 840 772 938 886
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 11 27 18 36
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 81 75 68 62
Atlantic salmon 1,828 1,629 1,295 1,382
Yellowfin tuna 2,965 2,817 2,131 2,320
Bluefin tuna 1,075 704 1,348 1,088
Bigeye tuna 1,560 1,795 1,372 1,600
Southern bluefin tuna 463 514 865 938
Sea bream 123 145 76 110
Billfish 160 110 110 99
Frozen
Swordfish 89 70 80 51
Pacific sockeye 134 562 154 360
Pacific coho 3,358 4,537 2,140 2,004
Other Pacific salmon 403 291 121 155
Pink salmon 4,111 4,814 2,321 2,066
Atlantic salmon 1,966 187 959 102
Other salmon 70 63 37 29
Halibut 2,001 790 722 315
Albacore tuna 94 46 17 9
Yellowfin tuna 6,111 6,795 2,717 2,411
Skipjack 3,878 3,254 406 506
Bluefin tuna 81 59 161 134
Bigeye tuna 8,417 12,130 7,037 7,156
Herring 2,634 4,049 479 781
Cod 1,299 1,618 452 316
Mackerel 3,447 4,084 485 957
Mero 522 623 337 308
Jack mackerel 1,712 1,612 186 168
Sea bream 343 279 86 79
Capelin 7,229 7,387 1,605 1,189
Billfish 603 770 163 222
Spanish mackerel 146 244 55 88
Rockfish 972 1,382 265 342
Sablefish 1,359 1,468 1,244 1,517
Herring roe 70 131 35 72
Pollock roe 8,792 7,431 12,896 6,279
Mero, fillet 274 589 321 435
Swordfish, fillet 145 101 67 51
Pollock surimi 4,048 14,149 1,282 3,420
Cod Surimi 3 - 1 -
Threadfin bream 4,237 3,354 932 628
Salted/dried
Herring roe 990 991 1,569 1,558
Pollock roe 272 359 341 326
Salmon roe 75 96 151 163
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 717 575 439 425
Arkshell 1,351 1,114 431 425
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 220 203 609 598
King crab 1,565 1,072 724 452
Tanner crab 2,139 1,933 704 625
Blue crab 42 25 67 43
Other crab 386 331 290 226
Oyster 1,311 289 696 151
Clam 1,081 1,114 235 425
Frozen
Spiny lobster 695 494 1,141 981
Lobster 47 33 83 79
Shrimp 16,116 18,007 17,787 25,347
King crab 1,799 1,659 2,613 2,514
Tanner crab 2,192 2,248 1,968 1,752
Blue crab 275 363 133 163
Other crab 112 35 51 38
European cuttlefish 1,940 2,541 809 1,305
Octopus 4,797 5,228 2,335 3,158
Scallop 28 201 40 156
Other cuttlefish 2,124 2,437 1,559 1,769
Squid 132 26 27 20
Abalone 23 30 86 140
Salted/dried
Squid 25 45 36 21
Sea urchin roe 25 48 47 64
Jellyfish 543 501 328 236
Seaweed, dried 559 543 362 426
Seaweed, salted 1,824 1,900 219 228
Prepared
Eel 5,591 6,615 8,490 11,664
Canned crab 2 12 3 33
Fish meal 36,514 46,948 2,690 4,744
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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