JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 1998 May 1997 May 1998 May 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,085 970 1,872 1,886
Others 772 617 886 836
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 27 32 36 36
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 75 78 62 71
Atlantic salmon 1,629 1,685 1,382 1,341
Yellowfin tuna 2,817 2,858 2,320 2,187
Bluefin tuna 704 920 1,088 1,198
Bigeye tuna 1,795 1,637 1,600 1,458
Southern bluefin tuna 514 401 938 613
Sea bream 145 137 110 118
Billfish 110 158 99 133
Frozen
Swordfish 70 N/A 51 N/A
Pacific sockeye 562 1,198 360 772
Pacific coho 4,537 2,702 2,004 1,432
Other Pacific salmon 291 197 155 100
Pink salmon 4,814 5,529 2,066 2,638
Atlantic salmon 187 380 102 213
Other salmon 63 364 29 165
Halibut 790 1,102 315 494
Albacore tuna 46 103 9 24
Yellowfin tuna 6,796 5,501 2,411 2,225
Skipjack 3,254 2,357 506 318
Bluefin tuna 59 77 134 82
Bigeye tuna 12,130 7,801 7,156 5,819
Herring 4,049 8,686 781 1,730
Cod 1,618 4,451 316 890
Mackerel 4,084 19,878 957 4,235
Mero 623 N/A 308 N/A
Jack mackerel 1,612 6,117 168 722
Sea bream 279 1,273 79 419
Capelin 7,387 8,484 1,189 1,472
Billfish 770 996 222 318
Spanish mackerel 244 274 88 85
Rockfish 1,382 3,490 342 1,050
Sablefish 1,468 2,263 1,517 2,724
Herring roe 131 105 72 90
Pollock roe 7,431 4,626 6,279 4,860
Mero, fillet 589 839 435 737
Swordfish, fillet 101 N/A 51 N/A
Pollock surimi 14,149 5,703 3,420 2,189
Cod Surimi - 161 - 43
Threadfin bream 3,354 3,166 628 895
Salted/dried
Herring roe 991 796 1,558 1,269
Pollock roe 359 183 326 309
Salmon roe 96 162 163 289
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 575 N/A 425 N/A
Arkshell 1,114 775 425 597
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 203 215 598 865
King crab 1,072 1,295 452 771
Tanner crab 1,933 2,684 625 910
Blue crab 25 95 43 104
Other crab 331 330 226 338
Oyster 289 371 151 216
Clam 1,114 1,319 425 205
Frozen
Spiny lobster 494 781 981 1,839
Lobster 33 103 79 320
Shrimp 18,007 23,113 25,347 29,560
King crab 1,659 1,806 2,514 2,869
Tanner crab 2,248 2,583 1,752 2,008
Blue crab 363 322 163 217
Other crab 35 88 38 77
European cuttlefish 2,541 2,223 1,305 1,251
Octopus 5,228 6,829 3,158 5,321
Scallop 201 19 156 33
Other cuttlefish 2,437 1,924 1,769 1,611
Squid 26 1,075 20 328
Abalone 30 24 140 120
Salted/dried
Squid 45 37 21 44
Sea urchin roe 48 16 64 30
Jellyfish 501 819 236 415
Seaweed, dried 543 629 426 543
Seaweed, salted - - - -
Prepared
Eel 6,615 7,383 11,164 17,214
Canned crab 12 37 33 41
Fish meal 46,948 50,507 4,744 4,261
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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