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

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