JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Apr. 1998 Apr. 1997 Apr. 1998 Apr. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,057 862 1,841 1,737
Others 724 496 784 621
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - 1 - 1
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 68 72 57 65
Atlantic salmon 1,913 1,957 1,568 1,613
Yellowfin tuna 2,987 2,730 2,399 2,187
Bluefin tuna 374 324 759 603
Bigeye tuna 2,011 2,051 1,797 1,901
Southern bluefin tuna 470 630 849 896
Sea bream 182 146 134 148
Billfish 163 208 130 175
Frozen
Swordfish 65 n/a 47 n/a
Pacific sockeye 1,410 1,125 921 645
Pacific coho 10,659 8,769 4,268 4,761
Other Pacific salmon 226 391 85 233
Pink salmon 7,149 5,391 3,007 2,657
Atlantic salmon 221 301 141 163
Other salmon - 59 - 31
Halibut 952 1,019 398 461
Albacore tuna 76 67 16 15
Yellowfin tuna 6,772 7,171 2,424 2,751
Skipjack 2,761 2,377 401 329
Bluefin tuna 32 - 15 1
Bigeye tuna 11,981 10,252 7,137 7,561
Herring 1,739 5,525 228 776
Cod 2,276 4,235 433 859
Mackerel 12,142 7,447 2,753 1,543
Mero 1,040 N/A 549 N/A
Jack mackerel 3,786 3,792 386 400
Sea bream 236 774 60 263
Capelin 7,226 6,089 1,168 1,022
Billfish 988 1,043 287 358
Spanish mackerel 313 178 129 96
Rockfish 1,689 3,267 528 901
Sablefish 910 676 880 732
Herring roe 635 222 400 203
Pollock roe 9,353 9,126 8,639 9,770
Mero, fillet 787 1,145 568 1,035
Swordfish, fillet 178 N/A 83 N/A
Pollock surimi 20,723 23,641 4,640 7,046
Cod Surimi 77 496 19 125
Threadfin bream 4,230 2,743 805 755
Salted/dried
Herring roe 692 379 892 670
Pollock roe 197 180 288 275
Salmon roe 128 154 231 241
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 399 N/A 357 N/A
Arkshell 953 938 440 612
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 236 238 711 957
King crab 958 946 465 593
Tanner crab 2,029 1,551 6,591 591
Blue crab 60 124 111 164
Other crab 535 310 370 338
Oyster 1,497 890 752 538
Clam 1,895 2,087 306 394
Frozen
Spiny lobster 940 999 1,989 2,584
Lobster 37 39 76 123
Shrimp 18,076 19,676 26,557 2,637
King crab 2,027 1,847 3,016 2,869
Tanner crab 6,412 6,803 4,486 4,944
Blue crab 500 289 226 165
Other crab 53 78 45 59
European cuttlefish 846 2,042 498 1,065
Octopus 5,004 12,208 2,881 9,572
Scallop 138 33 112 44
Other cuttlefish 2,292 2,312 1,853 1,984
Squid 52 458 27 128
Abalone 18 15 89 62
Salted/dried
Squid 9 13 12 9
Sea urchin roe 40 29 83 73
Jellyfish 856 421 312 317
Seaweed, dried 627 488 458 451
Seaweed, salted 8,302 8,668 1,023 1,543
Prepared
Eel 6,973 5,762 10,904 13,676
Canned crab 6 21 6 90
Fish meal 29,603 30,768 2,855 2,547
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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