JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JUNE 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products June 1998 June 1997 June 1998 June 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,315 1,501 2,206 2,518
Others 775 666 965 949
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 13 35 17 31
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 96 61 80 51
Atlantic salmon 1,314 1,603 1,219 1,216
Yellowfin tuna 2,625 2,632 2,074 1,966
Bluefin tuna 551 439 810 652
Bigeye tuna 1,617 1,554 1,502 1,344
Southern bluefin tuna 597 418 1,195 725
Sea bream 131 149 94 123
Billfish 119 136 96 116
Frozen
Swordfish 80 N/A 61 N/A
Pacific sockeye 782 4,082 587 2,213
Pacific coho 3,348 2,203 1,472 1,024
Other Pacific salmon 577 648 264 294
Pink salmon 3,810 3,093 1,685 1,453
Atlantic salmon 178 530 106 273
Other salmon 49 146 19 67
Halibut 2,624 2,915 1,069 1,313
Albacore tuna 80 79 17 19
Yellowfin tuna 8,062 3,481 2,789 2,160
Skipjack 5,824 5,803 878 749
Bluefin tuna 102 1 83 1
Bigeye tuna 11,611 8,114 6,791 6,096
Herring 14,208 18,980 2,613 3,305
Cod 256 1,997 37 456
Mackerel 1,806 12,450 412 2,775
Mero 760 N/A 371 N/A
Jack mackerel 2,245 6,288 470 737
Sea bream 218 838 62 279
Capelin 1,299 1,110 319 298
Billfish 1,014 831 313 261
Spanish mackerel 109 132 44 43
Rockfish 1,696 2,508 573 636
Sablefish 1,795 2,313 1,849 2,626
Herring roe 75 186 38 130
Pollock roe 6,895 5,628 5,521 5,456
Mero, fillet 750 1,666 622 1,363
Swordfish, fillet 91 N/A 41 N/A
Pollock surimi 4,614 3,120 1,129 934
Cod Surimi 299 1,643 53 471
Threadfin bream 2,831 3,519 545 941
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products June 1998 June 1997 June 1998 June 1997
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Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,320 1,294 2,208 2,151
Pollock roe 296 350 372 544
Salmon roe 122 259 219 435
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 855 N/A 625 N/A
Arkshell 2,781 739 498 474
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 195 192 595 762
King crab 855 1,497 339 790
Tanner crab 2,431 2,247 772 716
Blue crab 11 36 18 44
Other crab 250 198 177 186
Oyster 101 321 52 162
Clam 1,366 1,386 242 228
Frozen
Spiny lobster 431 595 779 1,310
Lobster 155 92 281 184
Shrimp 20,529 24,286 28,879 29,852
King crab 804 1,313 1,210 1,924
Tanner crab 4,592 5,497 4,730 5,371
Blue crab 369 400 150 215
Other crab 123 128 114 155
European cuttlefish 976 892 681 491
Octopus 4,031 2,973 2,557 1,785
Scallop 398 54 319 103
Other cuttlefish 2,269 2,571 1,804 1,934
Squid 911 881 125 250
Abalone 30 47 176 257
Salted/dried
Squid 22 4 13 9
Sea urchin roe 73 18 107 44
Jellyfish 706 1,546 289 620
Seaweed, dried 569 538 405 440
Seaweed, salted 803 2,139 96 268
Prepared
Eel 5,387 6,217 9,656 13,236
Canned crab 2 4 4 14
Fish meal 24,634 25,159 2,663 1,927
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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