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                              

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Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu                                          

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