JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 1997 Mar. 1996 Mar. 1997 Mar. 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult 794 674 1,601 1,124
Others 395 400 473 535
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 91 138 79 95
Atlantic salmon 2,012 1,729 1,633 1,321
Yellowfin tuna 3,377 2,987 2,471 2,180
Bluefin tuna 308 243 655 621
Bigeye tuna 2,196 2,082 1,891 1,784
Southern bluefin tuna 651 440 745 450
Sea bream 184 224 179 271
Billfish 152 171 130 135
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 139 867 78 375
Pacific coho 8,207 8,881 4,763 3,446
Other Pacific salmon 282 401 168 107
Pink salmon 3,656 3,308 1,770 1,208
Atlantic salmon 223 379 117 183
Other salmon - 468 - 187
Halibut 1,437 1,162 680 511
Albacore tuna 97 238 27 49
Yellowfin tuna 7,972 5,775 2,461 2,268
Skipjack 3,952 4,509 483 472
Bluefin tuna 6 1 9 2
Bigeye tuna 9,395 10,584 7,003 8,453
Herring 1,647 2,887 290 649
Cod 6,105 6,473 1,218 1,159
Mackerel 6,473 12,703 1,289 1,558
Jack mackerel 5,233 6,152 651 661
Sea bream 1,228 555 434 162
Capelin 1,178 605 288 170
Billfish 710 889 252 371
Spanish mackerel 324 247 118 134
Rockfish 1,953 2,162 630 559
Sablefish 509 750 556 688
Herring roe 538 740 557 751
Pollock roe 8,282 5,262 9,123 5,897
Mero 1,533 1,298 1,412 896
Pollock surimi 14,392 7,079 4,067 1,529
Cod Surimi 143 20 32 3
Threadfin bream 1,872 1,365 504 329
Salted/dried
Herring roe 200 151 418 528
Pollock roe 257 390 360 518
Salmon roe 153 110 373 305
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 937 925 617 546
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 212 251 847 827
King crab 1,555 1,362 1,172 1,047
Tanner crab 665 849 323 268
Blue crab 147 82 188 171
Other crab 100 82 121 98
Oyster 924 1,060 565 654
Clam 1,627 2,248 333 430
Frozen
Spiny lobster 1,107 1,203 2,712 2,408
Lobster 34 84 73 160
Shrimp 16,667 18,810 21,325 21,013
King crab 1,534 2,423 2,434 3,257
Tanner crab 2,277 3,649 1,737 3,014
Blue crab 306 149 205 73
Other crab 66 172 46 158
European cuttlefish 1,591 2,042 858 906
Octopus 10,734 10,288 8,052 5,755
Scallop 46 7 80 10
Other cuttlefish 1,906 1,817 1,670 1,362
Squid 668 61 154 12
Abalone 42 40 185 139
Salted/dried
Squid 22 43 25 41
Sea urchin roe 24 25 48 78
Jellyfish 613 410 433 172
Seaweed, dried 334 278 344 254
Seaweed, salted - 7,569 - 1,132
Prepared
Eel 5,202 1,982 12,005 4,212
Canned crab 59 79 285 209
Fish meal 14,262 32,175 1,166 2,519
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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