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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