JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar. 1998 Mar. 1997 Mar. 1998 Mar. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,037 794 1,672 1,601
Others 720 395 794 473
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 83 91 69 79
Atlantic salmon 2,076 2,012 1,574 1,633
Yellowfin tuna 3,459 3,377 2,621 2,471
Bluefin tuna 421 308 929 655
Bigeye tuna 2,458 2,196 2,043 1,891
Southern bluefin tuna 318 651 494 754
Sea bream 222 184 184 179
Billfish 192 152 154 130
Frozen
Swordfish 67 N/A 44 N/A
Pacific sockeye 1,074 139 660 78
Pacific coho 12,843 8,207 4,790 4,763
Other Pacific salmon 203 282 88 168
Pink salmon 5,394 3,656 2,136 1,770
Atlantic salmon 149 223 91 117
Other salmon - - - -
Halibut 934 1,437 387 680
Albacore tuna 121 97 31 27
Yellowfin tuna 6,022 7,972 2,350 2,461
Skipjack 2,084 3,952 288 483
Bluefin tuna 311 6 403 9
Bigeye tuna 12,056 9,395 7,121 7,003
Herring 1,864 1,647 259 290
Cod 4,424 6,105 831 1,218
Mackerel 4,999 6,473 1,125 1,289
Mero 1,685 N/A 837 N/A
Jack mackerel 5,755 5,233 673 651
Sea bream 700 1,228 199 434
Capelin 686 1,178 215 288
Billfish 1,352 710 457 252
Spanish mackerel 356 324 126 118
Rockfish 842 1,953 243 630
Sablefish 386 509 379 556
Herring roe 492 538 320 557
Pollock roe 4,537 8,282 4,097 9,123
Mero, fillet 886 N/A 656 N/A
Swordfish, fillet 62 N/A 30 N/A
Pollock surimi 3,505 14,392 782 4,067
Cod Surimi 23 143 5 32
Threadfin bream 2,218 1,872 435 504
Salted/dried
Herring roe 531 200 695 418
Pollock roe 135 257 187 360
Salmon roe 175 153 355 373
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 368 N/A 345 N/A
Arkshell 845 937 399 617
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 225 212 669 847
King crab 1,392 1,555 704 1,172
Tanner crab 1,069 665 459 323
Blue crab 48 147 111 188
Other crab 345 100 327 121
Oyster 1,535 924 801 565
Clam 1,919 1,627 319 333
Frozen
Spiny lobster 800 1,107 1,480 2,712
Lobster 29 34 72 73
Shrimp 16,808 16,667 24,107 21,325
King crab 2,012 1,534 2,731 2,434
Tanner crab 5,775 2,277 3,644 1,737
Blue crab 291 306 146 205
Other crab 29 66 36 46
European cuttlefish 1,354 1,591 708 858
Octopus 10,224 10,734 5,761 8,052
Scallop 33 46 30 80
Other cuttlefish 2,278 1,906 1,825 1,670
Squid 17 668 11 154
Abalone 15 42 63 185
Salted/dried
Squid 10 22 1 25
Sea urchin roe 20 24 64 48
Jellyfish 174 613 75 433
Seaweed, dried 474 334 383 344
Seaweed, salted - - - -
Prepared
Eel 5,026 5,202 7,271 12,005
Canned crab 3 59 7 285
Fish meal 28,184 14,262 2,644 1,166
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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