JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JUNE 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products June 1997 June 1996 June 1997 June 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,501 1,282 2,518 2,486
Others 666 610 949 907
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 35 33 31 36
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 61 132 51 99
Atlantic salmon 1,603 1,437 1,216 1,079
Yellowfin tuna 2,632 3,066 1,996 2,106
Bluefin tuna 439 401 652 687
Bigeye tuna 1,554 1,701 1,344 2,200
Southern bluefin tuna 418 17 725 234
Sea bream 149 125 123 128
Billfish 136 140 116 101
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 4,082 2,866 2,213 2,403
Pacific coho 2,203 3,847 1,024 1,596
Other Pacific salmon 648 1,105 294 345
Pink salmon 3,093 3,910 1,453 1,668
Atlantic salmon 530 494 273 246
Other salmon 146 296 67 101
Halibut 2,915 3,138 1,313 1,494
Albacore tuna 79 143 19 33
Yellowfin tuna 5,481 8,765 2,160 3,824
Skipjack 5,809 4,478 749 470
Bluefin tuna 1 - 1 -
Bigeye tuna 8,114 10,028 6,096 7,535
Herring 18,980 21,814 3,305 6,589
Cod 1,997 2,686 456 481
Mackerel 12,450 11,799 2,775 1,515
Jack mackerel 6,288 2,766 737 344
Sea bream 838 1,696 279 472
Capelin 1,110 7,241 298 1,414
Billfish 831 1,644 261 648
Spanish mackerel 132 332 43 124
Rockfish 2,508 3,673 636 911
Sablefish 2,313 2,541 2,626 2,536
Herring roe 186 204 130 124
Pollock roe 5,628 7,133 5,456 8,080
Mero 1,666 910 1,363 710
Pollock surimi 3,120 6,701 934 1,394
Cod Surimi 1,643 1,736 471 306
Threadfin bream 3,519 1,671 941 383
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,294 1,448 2,151 3,646
Pollock roe 350 314 544 358
Salmon roe 259 238 435 430
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 739 820 474 370
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 192 219 762 840
King crab 1,497 788 790 417
Tanner crab 2,247 2,408 716 728
Blue crab 36 70 44 57
Other crab 198 111 186 92
Oyster 321 85 162 40
Clam 1,386 817 228 125
Frozen
Spiny lobster 595 641 1,310 1,441
Lobster 92 144 184 365
Shrimp 24,286 23,882 29,852 28,370
King crab 1,313 3,404 1,924 3,084
Tanner crab 5,497 2,544 5,371 5,654
Blue crab 400 304 215 264
Other crab 128 82 155 40
European cuttlefish 892 2,148 491 537
Octopus 2,973 6,224 1,785 2,301
Scallop 54 49 103 292
Other cuttlefish 2,571 2,224 1,934 1,763
Squid 881 2,231 240 83
Abalone 47 32 257 148
Salted/dried
Squid 4 12 9 20
Sea urchin roe 18 37 44 72
Jellyfish 1,546 1,546 620 806
Seaweed, dried 538 421 440 351
Seaweed, salted - 1,864 - 212
Prepared
Eel 6,217 6,998 13,236 17,116
Canned crab 4 14 14 62
Fish meal 25,159 27,067 1,927 2,112
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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