JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 1998
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                          Metric tons            Million yen     
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Fishery Products    Aug. 1998   Aug. 1997   Aug. 1998   Aug. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult                876       1,276       1,635      1,775
Others                    583         612         784        994
Fresh
Pacific sockeye            25           4          10          4
Pacific coho                -           -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon      279         108         130         72
Atlantic salmon         1,494       1,768       1,313      1,336
Yellowfin tuna          2,915       2,406       2,188      1,869
Bluefin tuna              348         479         788        909
Bigeye tuna             1,953       1,772       1,588      1,541
Southern bluefin tuna     685         789       1,378      1,578
Sea bream                  85          97          71         94
Billfish                   90         179          65        128
Frozen                       
Swordfish                  65         N/A          55        N/A
Pacific sockeye        18,197      23,656      18,052     15,057
Pacific coho            2,825       2,175       1,594      1,119
Other Pacific salmon    4,539       3,626       1,209      1,286
Pink salmon             2,754       3,010       1,409      1,313
Atlantic salmon           249         452         161        229
Other salmon               63          61          33         22
Halibut                 1,945       1,614         767        657
Albacore tuna              88          98          20         24
Yellowfin tuna          6,836       5,814       2,428      2,620
Skipjack                3,547       2,808         560        390
Bluefin tuna              528         548         574        770
Bigeye tuna             8,487       7,161       4,712      4,837
Herring                 1,960         832         196        120
Cod                       363         777          91        140
Mackerel                1,617       4,069         407        819
Mero                    1,662         N/A         895        N/A
Jack mackerel           1,277       2,019         303        278
Sea bream                 298         580          87        177
Capelin                 3,882         679       1,139        224
Billfish                  584         642         156        207
Spanish mackerel           82          44          31         22
Rockfish               13,197      13,113       3,690      3,093
Sablefish               1,788       1,738       1,714      1,844
Herring roe                 1          45           1         23
Pollock roe             2,240       2,697       1,732      2,150
Mero, fillet              730       1,128         645        925
Swordfish, fillet         527         N/A         970        N/A
Pollock surimi          5,128       1,819       1,199        606
Cod Surimi              3,580       6,322         868      1,922
Threadfin bream         2,679       2,919         567        850
Salted/dried                 
Herring roe             1,512       2,265       2,308      3,475
Pollock roe               189         204         250        293
Salmon roe                880       1,255       1,058      1,435
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin                552         N/A         362        N/A
Arkshell                  708         872         487        152
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster             124         139         491        573
King crab               1,858       1,899         765        975
Tanner crab             1,581       1,230         323        398
Blue crab                   1           2           1          2
Other crab                848         408         501        341
Oyster                    192          39          84         22
Clam                    1,173         872         227        152
Frozen                       
Spiny lobster             527         433       1,164      1,012
Lobster                   138         286         351        607
Shrimp                 22,581      22,070      35,642     29,150
King crab                 638         779         551        908
Tanner crab             3,683       5,496       3,316      4,852
Blue crab                 671         522         318        297
Other crab                148         114         146        137
European cuttlefish     1,295       1,429         690        678
Octopus                 6,532       3,707       4,034      2,282
Scallop                    64          52          52         47
Other cuttlefish        2,421       2,762       1,970      1,901
Squid                     239         891          60        183
Abalone                    23          38         131        113
Salted/dried                 
Squid                       3           9           8         18
Sea urchin roe             18          54          28         71
Jellyfish               1,095         803         376        312
Seaweed, dried            452         396         389        312
Seaweed, salted             -           -           -          -
Prepared                     
Eel                     3,264       3,005       5,680      5,268
Canned crab                33           6         109         16
Fish meal              39,962      76,105       4,128      6,061
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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