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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Dec. 1998 Dec. 1997 Dec. 1998 Dec. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,248 1,017 2,168 1,446
Others 742 570 909 662
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 174 138 144 105
Atlantic salmon 2,308 2,305 1,617 1,812
Yellowfin tuna 3,208 3,680 2,422 3,133
Bluefin tuna 612 512 2,222 1,798
Bigeye tuna 2,476 2,646 2,091 2,433
Southern bluefin tuna 30 81 71 108
Sea bream 147 187 117 206
Billfish 228 238 200 224
Frozen
Swordfish 75 N/A 55 N/A
Pacific sockeye 718 946 469 592
Pacific coho 2,045 632 1,088 291
Other Pacific salmon 1,800 484 316 199
Pink salmon 5,131 4,400 2,881 1,982
Atlantic salmon 783 1,206 449 724
Other salmon 1 - 1 -
Halibut 1,821 662 696 252
Albacore tuna 347 228 61 50
Yellowfin tuna 6,787 4,580 2,086 1,648
Skipjack 6,286 7,113 607 1,055
Bluefin tuna 246 161 527 248
Bigeye tuna 9,904 7,511 6,554 4,912
Herring 8,189 4,671 690 481
Cod 2,027 1,860 621 337
Mackerel 43,806 52,968 6,566 12,395
Mero 248 N/A 168 N/A
Jack mackerel 9,560 12,001 1,013 1,479
Sea bream 630 474 190 198
Capelin 438 706 167 275
Billfish 723 954 196 379
Spanish mackerel 346 673 141 391
Rockfish 2,603 3,474 742 919
Sablefish 616 865 474 994
Herring roe 251 592 98 316
Pollock roe 1,305 2,170 1,023 2,033
Mero, fillet 706 658 704 577
Swordfish, fillet 83 N/A 33 N/A
Pollock surimi 4,689 4,015 1,271 1,354
Cod Surimi 1,134 320 217 102
Threadfin bream 3,680 4,141 725 1,107
Salted/dried
Herring roe 342 395 253 483
Pollock roe 192 322 284 462
Salmon roe 202 184 532 401
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 890 N/A 704 N/A
Arkshell 946 860 569 564
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 412 390 978 1,167
King crab 3,254 2,437 2,204 1,865
Tanner crab 1,878 1,852 874 1,014
Blue crab 477 369 663 602
Other crab 400 606 545 663
Oyster 1,083 1,152 1,009 1,087
Clam 4,257 4,207 790 798
Frozen
Spiny lobster 299 556 476 1,088
Lobster 13 47 27 117
Shrimp 21,455 20,930 26,097 32,603
King crab 3,067 2,392 3,846 3,401
Tanner crab 817 1,183 703 874
Blue crab 1,093 784 494 414
Other crab 206 324 118 526
European cuttlefish 872 726 406 535
Octopus 3,728 2,508 2,007 1,429
Scallop 68 37 37 26
Other cuttlefish 2,191 2,884 1,566 2,303
Squid 3,863 222 552 53
Abalone 25 64 65 322
Salted/dried
Squid 53 44 40 27
Sea urchin roe 95 95 437 367
Jellyfish 623 786 321 299
Seaweed, dried 504 515 316 445
Seaweed, salted 485 60 38 5
Prepared
Eel 3,870 3,052 6,264 4,984
Canned crab - 19 - 51
Fish meal 9,299 17,915 745 1,614
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu