JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JUNE 1999
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products June 1999 June 1998 June 1999 June 1998
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,074 1,315 2,032 2,206
Others 869 775 1,026 965
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 6 13 9 17
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 88 96 71 80
Atlantic salmon 1,795 1,314 1,258 1,219
Yellowfin tuna 2,249 2,625 1,520 2,074
Bluefin tuna 435 551 510 810
Bigeye tuna 1,507 1,671 1,038 1,502
Southern bluefin tuna 407 597 851 1,195
Sea bream 136 131 81 94
Billfish 108 119 72 96
Frozen
Swordfish 92 80 74 61
Pacific sockeye 809 782 956 587
Pacific coho 1,298 3,348 800 1,472
Other Pacific salmon 701 577 355 264
Pink salmon 4,018 3,810 2,366 1,685
Atlantic salmon 2,194 178 1,111 106
Other salmon 64 49 37 19
Halibut 2,581 2,624 1,036 1,069
Albacore tuna 43 80 11 17
Yellowfin tuna 5,745 8,062 2,607 2,789
Skipjack 7,292 5,824 689 878
Bluefin tuna 95 102 216 83
Bigeye tuna 9,238 11,611 8,710 6,791
Herring 10,342 14,208 2,121 2,613
Cod 1,527 256 423 37
Mackerel 2,833 1,806 317 412
Mero 744 760 596 371
Jack mackerel 1,439 2,245 241 470
Sea bream 206 218 61 62
Capelin 8,994 1,299 2,034 319
Billfish 1,147 1,014 321 313
Spanish mackerel 178 109 51 44
Rockfish 2,995 1,696 855 573
Sablefish 1,831 1,795 1,804 1,849
Herring roe 100 75 36 38
Pollock roe 10,782 5,895 14,735 5,521
Mero, fillet 553 750 660 622
Swordfish, fillet 163 91 84 41
Pollock surimi 3,266 4,614 1,017 1,129
Cod Surimi 541 299 130 53
Threadfin bream 3,587 2,831 796 545
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,645 1,320 3,192 2,208
Pollock roe 282 296 364 372
Salmon roe 179 122 298 219
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 831 855 445 625
Arkshell 1,081 2,781 384 498
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 213 195 631 595
King crab 1,269 855 594 339
Tanner crab 2,135 2,431 623 772
Blue crab 22 11 25 18
Other crab 553 250 420 177
Oyster 297 101 146 52
Clam 1,215 1,366 278 242
Frozen
Spiny lobster 437 431 746 779
Lobster 144 155 242 281
Shrimp 17,673 20,529 19,703 28,879
King crab 1,166 804 1,543 1,210
Tanner crab 5,891 4,592 6,164 4,730
Blue crab 380 369 162 150
Other crab 65 123 20 114
European cuttlefish 995 976 491 681
Octopus 5,355 4,031 2,598 2,557
Scallop 151 398 240 319
Other cuttlefish 2,209 2,269 1,543 1,804
Squid 518 911 87 125
Abalone 32 30 190 176
Salted/dried
Squid 37 22 29 13
Sea urchin roe 49 73 87 107
Jellyfish 785 706 418 289
Seaweed, dried 649 563 434 405
Seaweed, salted 1,079 803 134 96
Prepared
Eel 5,911 5,387 9,040 9,656
Canned crab - 2 - 4
Fish meal 33,185 24,634 2,287 2,663
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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