JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Nov. 1997 Nov. 1996 Nov. 1997 Nov. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 738 536 1,017 901
Others 428 473 578 661
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 94 145 70 102
Atlantic salmon 1,698 1,562 1,308 1,236
Yellowfin tuna 2,215 2,699 1,810 2,062
Bluefin tuna 508 352 1,267 977
Bigeye tuna 1,636 2,012 1,471 1,892
Southern bluefin tuna 149 182 265 390
Sea bream 187 176 198 201
Billfish 188 198 164 180
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 3,123 4,190 1,946 2,660
Pacific coho 586 1,276 260 627
Other Pacific salmon 678 884 281 416
Pink salmon 3,936 3,848 1,677 2,029
Atlantic salmon 1,240 1,244 699 676
Other salmon - 424 - 232
Halibut 797 1,311 310 687
Albacore tuna 99 201 23 59
Yellowfin tuna 4,145 6,774 1,511 2,686
Skipjack 10,283 3,465 1,521 470
Bluefin tuna 651 513 802 700
Bigeye tuna 4,703 7,941 3,136 6,895
Herring 1,350 3,890 136 392
Cod 2,844 4,369 460 1,020
Mackerel 8,526 11,794 2,047 2,377
Jack mackerel 7,465 4,105 1,006 637
Sea bream 423 922 159 283
Capelin 465 937 177 306
Billfish 716 2,471 299 1,245
Spanish mackerel 481 580 314 290
Rockfish 3,115 2,834 889 656
Sablefish 1,306 1,610 1,535 1,889
Herring roe 910 1,748 425 1,926
Pollock roe 281 383 209 335
Mero 779 566 561 501
Pollock surimi 11,652 26,285 3,723 6,727
Cod Surimi 228 - 57 -
Threadfin bream 3,461 2,943 950 737
Salted/dried
Herring roe 632 799 859 1,370
Pollock roe 255 151 413 235
Salmon roe 169 231 270 294
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 698 767 429 539
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 182 215 624 749
King crab 2,032 2,514 1,401 1,625
Tanner crab 1,715 1,628 772 719
Blue crab 274 495 338 454
Other crab 827 230 844 367
Oyster 551 813 576 933
Clam 2,967 4,088 547 636
Frozen
Spiny lobster 416 482 799 861
Lobster 52 67 107 137
Shrimp 23,392 28,065 35,733 36,043
King crab 4,365 5,358 6,679 8,493
Tanner crab 2,391 1,972 1,906 1,795
Blue crab 1,387 2,878 712 1,452
Other crab 58 89 70 98
European cuttlefish 1,898 977 881 506
Octopus 7,484 10,831 4,811 8,440
Scallop 23 26 19 25
Other cuttlefish 3,271 2,578 2,550 1,883
Squid 602 961 132 214
Abalone 47 62 279 293
Salted/dried
Squid 38 35 28 39
Sea urchin roe 29 49 171 242
Jellyfish 1,108 596 422 367
Seaweed, dried 434 314 385 247
Seaweed, salted - 102 - 14
Prepared
Eel 3,298 3,316 5,975 7,141
Canned crab 44 52 173 94
Fish meal 28,754 31,074 2,464 2,340
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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