JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Oct. 1997 Oct. 1996 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 7,223 440 993 707
Others 497 457 691 673
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 76 124 56 83
Atlantic salmon 1,644 1,522 1,275 1,185
Yellowfin tuna 2,464 2,920 2,076 2,156
Bluefin tuna 504 464 1,331 1,357
Bigeye tuna 2,188 2,213 1,942 1,841
Southern bluefin tuna 614 412 1,175 864
Sea bream 180 164 162 178
Billfish 206 182 170 154
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 5,123 8,848 3,462 5,115
Pacific coho 1,101 2,650 585 1,190
Other Pacific salmon 2,215 1,014 403 373
Pink salmon 4,770 2,323 2,114 1,256
Atlantic salmon 847 865 449 463
Other salmon 253 149 116 80
Halibut 1,482 2,668 585 1,401
Albacore tuna 235 236 67 67
Yellowfin tuna 8,834 5,244 2,835 2,043
Skipjack 7,958 3,512 1,178 457
Bluefin tuna 572 1,102 802 2,261
Bigeye tuna 7,322 6,484 4,509 5,297
Herring 599 574 76 59
Cod 1,993 5,126 403 1,120
Mackerel 2,386 4,604 507 812
Jack mackerel 6,454 5,905 768 615
Sea bream 297 1,492 76 470
Capelin 1,641 2,098 429 500
Billfish 765 1,564 277 783
Spanish mackerel 229 259 117 152
Rockfish 5,022 5,744 1,398 1,575
Sablefish 1,607 3,056 1,880 3,170
Herring roe 1,629 2,636 813 2,704
Pollock roe 755 865 619 774
Mero 1,409 431 1,223 368
Pollock surimi 37,582 24,321 12,285 6,224
Cod Surimi 634 955 186 177
Threadfin bream 4,456 2,996 1,318 766
Salted/dried
Herring roe 736 583 1,113 933
Pollock roe 257 126 368 186
Salmon roe 982 905 968 870
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 721 833 471 530
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 164 178 607 637
King crab 2,195 2,287 1,238 1,313
Tanner crab 1,922 1,477 724 589
Blue crab 216 520 257 418
Other crab 769 359 787 369
Oyster 555 450 631 477
Clam 2,739 3,353 508 456
Frozen
Spiny lobster 430 883 845 1,596
Lobster 45 89 83 178
Shrimp 29,035 31,280 41,385 37,781
King crab 3,554 5,231 5,067 8,210
Tanner crab 5,354 6,241 4,330 5,663
Blue crab 1,254 1,384 637 644
Other crab 90 142 64 155
European cuttlefish 1,492 1,243 810 649
Octopus 5,805 10,534 3,510 7,812
Scallop 12 35 18 57
Other cuttlefish 3,168 2,383 2,409 1,722
Squid 3,294 993 494 249
Abalone 42 57 252 245
Salted/dried
Squid 13 88 11 68
Sea urchin roe 56 34 134 92
Jellyfish 2,062 896 642 386
Seaweed, dried 483 380 397 316
Seaweed, salted - 211 - 20
Prepared
Eel 3,548 2,760 6,536 6,631
Canned crab 75 5 170 5
Fish meal 68,385 40,557 5,953 3,032
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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