JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 1997
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                          Metric tons            Million yen     
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Fishery Products    Apr. 1997   Apr. 1996   Apr. 1997   Apr. 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult                862        714      1,737      1,361
Others                    496        495        621        683
Fresh
Pacific sockeye             1          -          1          -
Pacific coho                -          -          -          -
Other Pacific salmon       72        140         65         94
Atlantic salmon         1,957      1,857      1,613      1,455
Yellowfin tuna          2,730      3,389      2,187      2,474
Bluefin tuna              324        547        603      1,216
Bigeye tuna             2,051      2,242      1,901      1,812
Southern bluefin tuna     630        219        896        293
Sea bream                 146        264        148        265
Billfish                  208        191        175        139
Frozen                       
Pacific sockeye         1,125      1,173        645        511
Pacific coho            8,769      9,818      4,761      3,688
Other Pacific salmon      391        714        233        199
Pink salmon             5,391      2,475      2,657        974
Atlantic salmon           301        381        163        184
Other salmon               59        342         31        147
Halibut                 1,019        946        461        398
Albacore tuna              67        266         15         60
Yellowfin tuna          7,171      9,534      2,751      3,225
Skipjack                2,377      3,498        329        383
Bluefin tuna                -          1          1          1
Bigeye tuna            10,252     11,906      7.561      9,569
Herring                 5,525      3,098        776        408
Cod                     4,235      3,998        859        692
Mackerel                7,447      6,594      1,543        883
Jack mackerel           3,792      3,554        400        419
Sea bream                 774        864        263        264
Capelin                 6,089     10,903      1,022      2,022
Billfish                1,043      1,497        358        483
Spanish mackerel          178        267         96        121
Rockfish                3,267      3,600        901        968
Sablefish                 676        965        732        871
Herring roe               222        249        203        238
Pollock roe             9,126      8,781      9,770     10,494
Mero                    1,145      1,064      1,035        772
Pollock surimi         23,641     27,716      7,046      5,515
Cod Surimi                496         97        125         15
Threadfin bream         2,743      1,396        755        314
Salted/dried                 
Herring roe               379        671        670      1,292
Pollock roe               180        219        275        310
Salmon roe                154        205        241        308
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell                  938        918        612        516
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster             238        283        957        997
King crab                 946        700        593        412
Tanner crab             1,551        853        591        231
Blue crab                 124        200        164        276
Other crab                310        300        338        336
Oyster                    890      1,238        538        765
Clam                    2,087      2,659        394        490
Frozen                       
Spiny lobster             999      1,087      2,584      2,395
Lobster                    39        104        123        223
Shrimp                 19,676     25,601      2,637     30,473
King crab               1,847      1,185      2,869      1,665
Tanner crab             6,803      5,435      4,944      4,786
Blue crab                 289        261        165        151
Other crab                 78         89         59         86
European cuttlefish     2,042      1,677      1,065        833
Octopus                12,208      6,474      9,572      4,059
Scallop                    33         71         44         60
Other cuttlefish        2,312      2,264      1,984      1,764
Squid                     458        734        128        161
Abalone                    15         49         62        144
Salted/dried                 
Squid                      13          9          9         17
Sea urchin roe             29         31         73         55
Jellyfish                 421        451        317        290
Seaweed, dried            488        427        451        360
Seaweed, salted             -     10,040          -      1,569
Prepared                     
Eel                     5,762      4,970     13,676     11,118
Canned crab                21         70         90         73
Fish meal              30,708     43,768      2,547      3,429
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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