JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan. 1997 Jan. 1996 Jan. 1997 Jan. 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult 840 620 1,528 974
Others 372 435 438 395
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 148 178 108 110
Atlantic salmon 1,590 1,580 1,308 1,169
Yellowfin tuna 3,131 3,020 2,224 2,190
Bluefin tuna 186 144 665 496
Bigeye tuna 2,316 2,294 1,728 1,761
Southern bluefin tuna 468 306 639 284
Sea bream 171 153 181 196
Billfish 211 168 170 133
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 1,024 5,324 636 2,200
Pacific coho 5,983 2,645 3,885 1,049
Other Pacific salmon 219 265 138 115
Pink salmon 5,497 3,316 2,832 1,421
Atlantic salmon 778 997 441 527
Other salmon 895 449 467 202
Halibut 1,589 2,492 43 1,126
Albacore tuna 47 219 11 47
Yellowfin tuna 5,520 4,846 1,708 1,411
Skipjack 8,725 6,192 1,125 665
Bluefin tuna - 16 - 13
Bigeye tuna 8,032 7,946 6,674 5,901
Herring 6,690 5,747 758 613
Cod 312 1,190 68 218
Mackerel 16,327 24,718 3,322 2,817
Jack mackerel 14,115 9,120 1,926 1,021
Sea bream 555 378 194 107
Capelin 847 132 306 55
Billfish 410 1,466 148 604
Spanish mackerel 454 403 237 214
Rockfish 1,430 3,008 476 822
Sablefish 587 774 588 677
Herring roe 1,005 332 1,191 314
Pollock roe 2,372 1,198 2,308 1,229
Mero 1,513 947 1,460 718
Pollock surimi 5,109 3,020 1,388 576
Cod Surimi - 241 - 47
Threadfin bream 2,323 2,930 627 737
Salted/dried
Herring roe 283 153 252 117
Pollock roe 331 260 407 317
Salmon roe 395 249 764 717
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 816 794 607 531
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 187 231 705 670
King crab 1,058 510 1,043 483
Tanner crab 341 351 183 351
Blue crab 203 462 268 498
Other crab 71 42 82 45
Oyster 871 1,253 879 1,126
Clam 2,471 3,116 537 581
Frozen
Spiny lobster 1,081 679 2,358 1,341
Lobster 57 82 122 166
Shrimp 24,820 24,728 29,672 27,582
King crab 4,021 2,096 6,468 2,444
Tanner crab 1,190 1,095 1,235 1,329
Blue crab 642 440 362 213
Other crab 163 137 251 125
European cuttlefish 626 965 364 426
Octopus 4,309 4,731 2,948 2,608
Scallop 57 61 82 44
Other cuttlefish 2,435 2,426 1,785 1,793
Squid 290 546 96 139
Abalone 15 37 87 141
Salted/dried
Squid 63 123 53 108
Sea urchin roe 20 44 89 126
Jellyfish 493 1,139 383 566
Seaweed, dried 267 338 269 296
Seaweed, salted - 416 - 41
Prepared
Eel 5,344 3,213 11,661 6,487
Canned crab 22 - 112 -
Fish meal 10,670 29,950 802 2,084
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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