JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997 Nov. 1998 Nov. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 813 738 1,320 1,017
Others 699 428 856 578
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 140 94 121 70
Atlantic salmon 1,724 1,698 1,209 1,308
Yellowfin tuna 2,523 2,215 1,844 1,810
Bluefin tuna 503 508 1,614 1,267
Bigeye tuna 1,921 1,636 1,468 1,471
Southern bluefin tuna 34 149 67 265
Sea bream 171 187 126 198
Billfish 218 188 173 164
Frozen
Swordfish 85 N/A 63 N/A
Pacific sockeye 1,769 3,123 1,383 1,946
Pacific coho 1,026 586 483 260
Other Pacific salmon 2,500 678 353 281
Pink salmon 7,389 3,936 4,158 1,677
Atlantic salmon 1,028 1,240 610 699
Other salmon 83 N/A 51 N/A
Halibut 1,717 797 681 310
Albacore tuna 172 99 29 23
Yellowfin tuna 9,187 4,145 2,196 1,511
Skipjack 6,613 10,283 666 1,521
Bluefin tuna 672 651 449 802
Bigeye tuna 7,599 4,703 5,081 3,136
Herring 3,170 1,350 259 136
Cod 3,542 2,844 990 460
Mackerel 26,454 8,526 3,980 2,047
Mero 667 N/A 380 N/A
Jack mackerel 7,298 7,465 881 1,006
Sea bream 644 423 146 159
Capelin 273 465 105 177
Billfish 579 716 160 299
Spanish mackerel 409 481 137 314
Rockfish 2,400 3,115 728 889
Sablefish 1,080 1,306 874 1,535
Herring roe 1,070 910 408 425
Pollock roe 1,345 281 918 209
Mero, fillet 923 779 828 651
Swordfish, fillet 84 N/A 35 N/A
Pollock surimi 24,269 11,652 6,554 3,723
Cod Surimi 1,490 228 266 57
Threadfin bream 4,145 3,461 790 950
Salted/dried
Herring roe 355 632 433 859
Pollock roe 160 255 216 413
Salmon roe 343 169 471 270
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 671 N/A 470 N/A
Arkshell 604 698 392 429
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 184 182 507 624
King crab 2,692 2,032 1,472 1,401
Tanner crab 1,782 1,715 633 772
Blue crab 383 274 424 338
Other crab 631 827 631 844
Oyster 1,395 551 1,304 576
Clam 3,343 2,967 554 547
Frozen
Spiny lobster 493 416 754 799
Lobster 86 52 167 107
Shrimp 20,853 23,392 25,803 35,733
King crab 4,575 4,365 5,780 6,679
Tanner crab 1,431 2,391 1,172 1,906
Blue crab 2,261 1,387 961 712
Other crab 291 58 298 70
European cuttlefish 1,544 1,898 699 881
Octopus 8,116 7,484 4,522 4,811
Scallop 34 23 22 19
Other cuttlefish 2,875 3,271 1,725 2,550
Squid 7,895 602 1,204 132
Abalone 52 47 233 279
Salted/dried
Squid 46 38 30 28
Sea urchin roe 48 29 153 171
Jellyfish 527 1,108 242 422
Seaweed, dried 502 434 315 385
Seaweed, salted 873 243 59 20
Prepared
Eel 4,461 3,298 7,119 5,975
Canned crab 9 44 31 173
Fish meal 15,892 28,754 1,366 2,464
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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