JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Oct. 1998 Oct. 1997 Oct. 1998 Oct. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 447 723 733 933
Others 638 497 903 691
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 2 - 2 -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 113 76 98 56
Atlantic salmon 1,530 1,644 1,142 1,275
Yellowfin tuna 2,378 2,464 1,791 2,076
Bluefin tuna 630 504 2,238 1,331
Bigeye tuna 2,025 2,188 1,536 1,942
Southern bluefin tuna 240 614 480 1,175
Sea bream 139 180 129 162
Billfish 169 206 127 170
Frozen
Swordfish 50 N/A 41 N/A
Pacific sockeye 3,424 5,123 3,037 3,462
Pacific coho 1,543 1,101 745 585
Other Pacific salmon 5,344 2,215 783 403
Pink salmon 6,216 4,770 3,633 2,114
Atlantic salmon 827 847 521 449
Other salmon 84 253 46 116
Halibut 2,084 1,482 837 585
Albacore tuna 203 235 43 67
Yellowfin tuna 7,863 8,834 2,189 2,835
Skipjack 4,548 7,958 617 1 178
Bluefin tuna 423 572 390 802
Bigeye tuna 9,335 7,322 5,564 4,509
Herring 1,752 599 112 76
Cod 649 1,993 169 403
Mackerel 3,165 2,386 571 807
Mero 1,412 N/A 929 N/A
Jack mackerel 6,264 6,452 825 768
Sea bream 510 297 119 76
Capelin 3,051 1,641 661 429
Billfish 658 765 151 277
Spanish mackerel 128 229 50 117
Rockfish 4,380 5,022 1,338 1,398
Sablefish 1,765 1,607 1,621 1,880
Herring roe 1,605 1,629 675 813
Pollock roe 2,226 755 1,573 619
Mero, fillet 838 1,409 766 1,223
Swordfish, fillet 68 N/A 30 N/A
Pollock surimi 18,520 37,582 4,586 12,396
Cod Surimi 1,526 634 286 186
Threadfin bream 3,263 4,456 663 1,318
Salted/dried
Herring roe 453 736 447 1,113
Pollock roe 220 257 281 368
Salmon roe 865 982 789 968
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 558 N/A 461 N/A
Arkshell 729 721 511 471
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 158 164 480 607
King crab 2,069 2,195 977 1,238
Tanner crab 1,513 1,922 440 724
Blue crab 296 216 360 257
Other crab 1,024 769 746 787
Oyster 622 555 583 631
Clam 3,215 2,739 567 508
Frozen
Spiny lobster 492 430 876 845
Lobster 43 45 55 83
Shrimp 23,155 29,035 32,058 41,385
King crab 2,487 3,554 2,939 5,067
Tanner crab 2,655 5,354 2,261 4,330
Blue crab 1,726 1,254 770 637
Other crab 105 90 78 64
European cuttlefish 1,482 1,492 640 810
Octopus 9,036 5,805 5,313 3,510
Scallop 53 12 35 18
Other cuttlefish 2,451 3,168 1,767 2,409
Squid 268 3,294 58 494
Abalone 38 42 165 252
Salted/dried
Squid 53 13 31 11
Sea urchin roe 13 56 32 134
Jellyfish 533 2,062 234 642
Seaweed, dried 556 483 364 397
Seaweed, salted 656 463 51 51
Prepared
Eel 2,619 3,548 4,277 6,536
Canned crab 16 75 13 170
Fish meal 37,650 68,385 3,869 5,953
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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