JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan. 1998 Jan. 1997 Jan. 1998 Jan. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 979 840 1,320 1,528
Others 524 372 542 438
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 94 148 72 108
Atlantic salmon 1,648 1,590 1,289 1,308
Yellowfin tuna 3,046 3,131 2,328 2,224
Bluefin tuna 265 186 878 665
Bigeye tuna 2,241 2,136 1,919 1,728
Southern bluefin tuna 232 468 259 639
Sea bream 150 171 173 181
Billfish 159 211 139 170
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 1,321 1,024 798 636
Pacific coho 5,947 5,983 2,487 3,885
Other Pacific salmon 324 219 129 138
Pink salmon 6,584 5,497 2,538 2,832
Atlantic salmon 1,270 778 738 441
Other salmon - 895 - 467
Halibut 1,215 1,589 493 734
Albacore tuna 155 47 35 11
Yellowfin tuna 4,252 5,520 1,701 1,708
Skipjack 7,192 8,725 1,111 1,125
Bluefin tuna 35 - 39 -
Bigeye tuna 9,023 8,032 5,799 6,674
Herring 6,578 6,690 674 758
Cod 2,134 312 355 68
Mackerel 23,795 16,327 5,371 3,322
Jack mackerel 12,135 14,115 1,395 1,926
Sea bream 566 555 229 194
Capelin 525 847 220 306
Billfish 554 410 170 148
Spanish mackerel 574 454 288 237
Rockfish 1,721 1,430 483 476
Sablefish 1,093 587 1,208 588
Herring roe 589 1,005 364 1,191
Pollock roe 462 2,372 345 2,308
Mero 1,026 1,513 844 1,460
Pollock surimi 1,884 5,109 551 1,388
Cod Surimi - - - -
Threadfin bream 2,926 2,323 752 627
Salted/dried
Herring roe 216 283 124 252
Pollock roe 183 331 261 407
Salmon roe 181 395 442 764
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 647 816 364 607
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 166 187 553 705
King crab 863 1,058 665 1,043
Tanner crab 857 341 427 183
Blue crab 131 203 233 263
Other crab 101 71 112 82
Oyster 898 871 662 879
Clam 2,268 2,471 447 537
Frozen
Spiny lobster 895 1,081 1,881 2,358
Lobster 33 57 63 122
Shrimp 19,152 24,820 27,281 29,672
King crab 1,763 4,021 2,215 6,468
Tanner crab 988 1,190 866 1,235
Blue crab 673 642 382 362
Other crab 207 163 209 251
European cuttlefish 744 626 412 364
Octopus 2,479 4,309 1,448 2,948
Scallop 9 57 12 82
Other cuttlefish 2,854 2,435 2,172 1,735
Squid 117 290 50 96
Abalone 23 15 72 87
Salted/dried
Squid 64 63 45 53
Sea urchin roe 46 20 186 89
Jellyfish 533 493 244 383
Seaweed, dried 357 267 340 269
Seaweed, salted - - - -
Prepared
Eel 3,046 5,344 4,589 11,661
Canned crab 16 22 22 112
Fish meal 19,189 10,670 1,783 802
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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