JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products July 1997 July 1996 July 1997 July 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult 3,310 2,827 4,771 5,239
Others 701 614 1,125 1,036
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 59 49 42 32
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 82 141 61 105
Atlantic salmon 1,565 1,535 1,173 1,165
Yellowfin tuna 2,503 2,691 1,849 1,851
Bluefin tuna 261 245 659 535
Bigeye tuna 1,573 1,857 1,340 1,448
Southern bluefin tuna 633 276 1,256 453
Sea bream 136 139 129 141
Billfish 135 153 99 105
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 13,678 23,660 7,506 13,011
Pacific coho 3,328 776 1,500 314
Other Pacific salmon 2,317 1,940 1,528 711
Pink salmon 2,870 2,253 1,281 1,072
Atlantic salmon 582 540 299 299
Other salmon 63 124 25 59
Halibut 1,702 2,566 764 1,321
Albacore tuna 72 423 16 110
Yellowfin tuna 6,134 14,150 2,570 6,584
Skipjack 4,715 4,669 604 498
Bluefin tuna 190 15 253 30
Bigeye tuna 8,793 7,199 6,169 5,310
Herring 7,489 6,484 1,162 1,488
Cod 116 959 17 162
Mackerel 14,155 8,249 3,331 1,044
Jack mackerel 3,133 3,877 547 724
Sea bream 507 1,037 150 340
Capelin 660 1,324 222 333
Billfish 659 2,026 180 769
Spanish mackerel 120 396 51 159
Rockfish 6,950 11,281 1,864 2,711
Sablefish 1,505 1,946 1,637 1,873
Herring roe 62 217 36 133
Pollock roe 7,999 5,311 6,723 5,406
Mero 1,128 1,051 928 853
Pollock surimi 2,919 2,674 926 543
Cod Surimi 12,816 5,757 3,733 1,054
Threadfin bream 3,625 2,967 1,018 728
Salted/dried
Herring roe 2,622 2,337 3,839 8,510
Pollock roe 175 320 244 388
Salmon roe 831 1,188 1,045 1,779
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 620 872 492 439
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 181 185 734 764
King crab 1,339 841 704 563
Tanner crab 1,642 2,659 534 741
Blue crab 1 14 1 12
Other crab 326 94 282 85
Oyster 63 45 31 23
Clam 1,182 1,159 194 194
Frozen
Spiny lobster 526 997 1,222 2,343
Lobster 351 404 638 580
Shrimp 22,907 25,449 28,811 29,195
King crab 735 1,497 947 2,168
Tanner crab 6,879 7,730 6,929 8,495
Blue crab 458 502 248 268
Other crab 186 64 228 75
European cuttlefish 647 1,891 406 964
Octopus 7,107 6,741 4,490 5,268
Scallop 82 74 133 77
Other cuttlefish 2,570 3,021 1,851 2,379
Squid 580 4,637 157 1,007
Abalone 38 64 199 237
Salted/dried
Squid 14 17 11 22
Sea urchin roe 64 68 92 111
Jellyfish 1,699 1,973 698 1,038
Seaweed, dried 562 389 457 348
Seaweed, salted - 1,295 - 134
Prepared
Eel 5,410 4,499 10,394 10,793
Canned crab 11 53 13 41
Fish meal 24,037 27,157 1,820 2,037
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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