JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Feb. 1997 Feb. 1996 Feb. 1997 Feb. 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult 798 601 1,611 985
Others 321 298 382 375
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 1 1 1 1
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 95 130 74 92
Atlantic salmon 1,633 1,725 1,354 1,249
Yellowfin tuna 2,512 2,613 1,917 1,845
Bluefin tuna 404 56 600 207
Bigeye tuna 1,720 2,086 1,494 1,629
Southern bluefin tuna 519 440 598 446
Sea bream 140 147 136 105
Billfish 149 120 115 147
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 125 2,807 73 1,099
Pacific coho 9,105 5,323 5,854 2,139
Other Pacific salmon 82 291 47 117
Pink salmon 3,994 2,405 2,025 933
Atlantic salmon 109 196 64 107
Other salmon 400 279 237 115
Halibut 731 882 355 407
Albacore tuna 55 148 17 37
Yellowfin tuna 9,568 5,458 2,698 1,826
Skipjack 3,354 1,498 445 172
Bluefin tuna 45 - 88 -
Bigeye tuna 8,852 8,273 6,622 6,431
Herring 2,888 2,393 370 138
Cod 3,155 3,567 679 708
Mackerel 6,021 9,561 1,239 1,139
Jack mackerel 6,150 9,580 712 971
Sea bream 398 709 132 197
Capelin 647 192 233 84
Billfish 446 1,590 174 688
Spanish mackerel 302 460 173 234
Rockfish 2,046 3,219 587 713
Sablefish 468 513 511 481
Herring roe 159 238 168 230
Pollock roe 1,814 963 2,051 1,039
Mero 1,245 981 1,179 715
Pollock surimi 5,856 3,589 1,684 764
Cod Surimi 11 339 2 77
Threadfin bream 1,525 2,132 405 532
Salted/dried
Herring roe 190 52 204 138
Pollock roe 216 265 273 307
Salmon roe 149 159 368 450
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 695 723 519 471
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 182 218 723 699
King crab 1,744 1,353 1,443 1,211
Tanner crab 653 632 352 316
Blue crab 222 238 248 315
Other crab 139 71 128 78
Oyster 651 1,060 481 732
Clam 4,061 3,725 934 736
Frozen
Spiny lobster 907 663 2,049 1,259
Lobster 29 73 83 171
Shrimp 17,702 17,495 22,850 19,374
King crab 1,638 2,488 2,351 3,218
Tanner crab 691 641 525 763
Blue crab 321 355 220 225
Other crab 206 58 130 42
European cuttlefish 991 1,843 530 865
Octopus 8,318 12,915 6,511 7,215
Scallop 45 39 31 29
Other cuttlefish 1,989 2,263 1,764 1,756
Squid 342 219 68 56
Abalone 16 31 51 138
Salted/dried
Squid 14 32 12 25
Sea urchin roe 18 23 78 79
Jellyfish 466 696 360 319
Seaweed, dried 269 340 295 265
Seaweed, salted - 3,967 - 398
Prepared
Eel 3,567 2,285 7,939 4,671
Canned crab 3 44 9 53
Fish meal 31,299 36,779 2,553 2,791
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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