JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 1998
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                          Metric tons            Million yen     
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Fishery Products    Dec. 1998   Dec. 1997   Dec. 1998  Dec. 1997 
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Live:                                                            
Eel, adult              1,248       1,017       2,168      1,446 
Others                    742         570         909        662 
Fresh                                                            
Pacific sockeye             -           -           -          - 
Pacific coho                -           -           -          - 
Other Pacific salmon      174         138         144        105 
Atlantic salmon         2,308       2,305       1,617      1,812 
Yellowfin tuna          3,208       3,680       2,422      3,133 
Bluefin tuna              612         512       2,222      1,798 
Bigeye tuna             2,476       2,646       2,091      2,433 
Southern bluefin tuna      30          81          71        108 
Sea bream                 147         187         117        206 
Billfish                  228         238         200        224 
Frozen                                                           
Swordfish                  75         N/A          55        N/A 
Pacific sockeye           718         946         469        592 
Pacific coho            2,045         632       1,088        291 
Other Pacific salmon    1,800         484         316        199 
Pink salmon             5,131       4,400       2,881      1,982 
Atlantic salmon           783       1,206         449        724 
Other salmon                1           -           1          - 
Halibut                 1,821         662         696        252 
Albacore tuna             347         228          61         50 
Yellowfin tuna          6,787       4,580       2,086      1,648 
Skipjack                6,286       7,113         607      1,055 
Bluefin tuna              246         161         527        248 
Bigeye tuna             9,904       7,511       6,554      4,912 
Herring                 8,189       4,671         690        481 
Cod                     2,027       1,860         621        337 
Mackerel               43,806      52,968       6,566     12,395 
Mero                      248         N/A         168        N/A 
Jack mackerel           9,560      12,001       1,013      1,479 
Sea bream                 630         474         190        198 
Capelin                   438         706         167        275 
Billfish                  723         954         196        379 
Spanish mackerel          346         673         141        391 
Rockfish                2,603       3,474         742        919 
Sablefish                 616         865         474        994 
Herring roe               251         592          98        316 
Pollock roe             1,305       2,170       1,023      2,033 
Mero, fillet              706         658         704        577 
Swordfish, fillet          83         N/A          33        N/A 
Pollock surimi          4,689       4,015       1,271      1,354 
Cod Surimi              1,134         320         217        102 
Threadfin bream         3,680       4,141         725      1,107 
Salted/dried                                                     
Herring roe               342         395         253        483 
Pollock roe               192         322         284        462 
Salmon roe                202         184         532        401 
Shellfish                                                        
Live                                                             
Sea urchin                890         N/A         704        N/A 
Arkshell                  946         860         569        564 
Live/fresh                                                       
Spiny lobster             412         390         978      1,167 
King crab               3,254       2,437       2,204      1,865 
Tanner crab             1,878       1,852         874      1,014 
Blue crab                 477         369         663        602 
Other crab                400         606         545        663 
Oyster                  1,083       1,152       1,009      1,087 
Clam                    4,257       4,207         790        798 
Frozen                                                           
Spiny lobster             299         556         476      1,088 
Lobster                    13          47          27        117 
Shrimp                 21,455      20,930      26,097     32,603 
King crab               3,067       2,392       3,846      3,401 
Tanner crab               817       1,183         703        874 
Blue crab               1,093         784         494        414 
Other crab                206         324         118        526 
European cuttlefish       872         726         406        535 
Octopus                 3,728       2,508       2,007      1,429 
Scallop                    68          37          37         26 
Other cuttlefish        2,191       2,884       1,566      2,303 
Squid                   3,863         222         552         53 
Abalone                    25          64          65        322 
Salted/dried                                                     
Squid                      53          44          40         27 
Sea urchin roe             95          95         437        367 
Jellyfish                 623         786         321        299 
Seaweed, dried            504         515         316        445 
Seaweed, salted           485          60          38          5 
Prepared                                                         
Eel                     3,870       3,052       6,264      4,984 
Canned crab                 -          19           -         51 
Fish meal               9,299      17,915         745      1,614 
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports                              

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

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