JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Sept. 1998 Sept. 1997 Sept. 1998 Sept. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 416 806 826 1,071
Others 569 494 732 667
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 124 124 89 60
Atlantic salmon 1,426 1,461 1,168 1,112
Yellowfin tuna 2,405 2,099 1,846 1,752
Bluefin tuna 505 833 1,627 1,718
Bigeye tuna 1,825 1,834 1,493 1,703
Southern bluefin tuna 557 641 1,167 1,259
Sea bream 95 157 79 143
Billfish 121 221 89 179
Frozen
Swordfish 46 N/A 40 N/A
Pacific sockeye 6,501 9,703 6,545 6,801
Pacific coho 2,100 2,250 1,136 1,222
Other Pacific salmon 14,965 4,565 991 837
Pink salmon 2,445 4,167 1,363 1,897
Atlantic salmon 644 390 410 209
Other salmon 95 189 72 82
Halibut 652 2,173 273 842
Albacore tuna 141 154 24 54
Yellowfin tuna 6,746 6,595 2,227 2,721
Skipjack 4,440 3,164 622 452
Bluefin tuna 329 617 362 1,023
Bigeye tuna 9,222 9,299 5,460 6,048
Herring 481 54 48 6
Cod 319 1,113 60 203
Mackerel 1,552 1,725 366 348
Mero 1,758 N/A 1,073 N/A
Jack mackerel 1,572 3,774 443 475
Sea bream 417 429 108 129
Capelin 6,310 6,065 1,365 1,306
Billfish 662 871 182 309
Spanish mackerel 157 241 42 114
Rockfish 6,986 9,636 2,100 2,416
Sablefish 1,811 772 1,661 870
Herring roe 21 65 10 25
Pollock roe 851 3,991 648 3,316
Mero, fillet 483 725 441 611
Swordfish, fillet 57 N/A 28 N/A
Pollock surimi 3,230 9,202 725 2,975
Cod Surimi 4,299 3,598 806 1,090
Threadfin bream 2,956 3,570 609 1,067
Salted/dried
Herring roe 832 1,363 1,257 1,686
Pollock roe 168 385 213 533
Salmon roe 1,174 1,854 1,095 1,718
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 511 N/A 372 N/A
Arkshell 689 598 517 445
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 121 115 435 533
King crab 1,944 2,353 825 1,156
Tanner crab 1,582 1,682 358 537
Blue crab 169 77 182 97
Other crab 1,021 537 627 455
Oyster 239 149 191 173
Clam 1,635 1,745 326 338
Frozen
Spiny lobster 578 378 1,091 848
Lobster 56 174 133 370
Shrimp 22,070 22,558 32,992 29,581
King crab 1,349 921 1,367 1,017
Tanner crab 3,718 4,793 3,316 4,161
Blue crab 984 775 461 387
Other crab 83 42 42 61
European cuttlefish 1,600 2,195 798 1,050
Octopus 10,071 7,050 6,430 4,744
Scallop 93 29 80 56
Other cuttlefish 2,332 2,437 1,742 1,787
Squid 207 3,315 69 426
Abalone 41 21 206 101
Salted/dried
Squid 19 10 12 19
Sea urchin roe 21 31 31 36
Jellyfish 600 996 300 350
Seaweed, dried 418 410 309 361
Seaweed, salted - - - -
Prepared
Eel 1,698 3,488 2,899 6,321
Canned crab 23 5 31 16
Fish meal 18,483 54,231 1,937 4,469
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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