JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products July 1998 July 1997 July 1998 July 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,717 3,310 5,282 4,771
Others 803 701 1,050 1,125
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 5 59 6 42
Pacific coho 1 - 1 -
Other Pacific salmon 134 82 90 61
Atlantic salmon 1,442 1,565 1,279 1,173
Yellowfin tuna 2,936 2,503 2,277 1,849
Bluefin tuna 256 261 600 659
Bigeye tuna 2,061 1,573 1,723 1,340
Southern bluefin tuna 925 633 1,626 1,256
Sea bream 112 136 99 129
Billfish 115 135 78 99
Frozen
Swordfish 91 N/A 70 N/A
Pacific sockeye 9,061 13,678 7,584 7,506
Pacific coho 1,037 3,328 511 1,500
Other Pacific salmon 1,505 2,317 719 1,528
Pink salmon 2,970 2,870 1,441 1,281
Atlantic salmon 301 582 168 299
Other salmon 23 63 12 25
Halibut 2,281 1,702 919 764
Albacore tuna 78 72 18 16
Yellowfin tuna 6,689 6,134 2,313 2,570
Skipjack 4,931 4,715 751 604
Bluefin tuna 220 190 371 253
Bigeye tuna 10,801 8,793 6,187 6,169
Herring 7,660 7,489 1,205 1,162
Cod 383 116 61 17
Mackerel 1,964 14,155 487 3,331
Mero 707 N/A 441 N/A
Jack mackerel 2,349 3,133 457 547
Sea bream 84 507 25 150
Capelin 765 660 246 222
Billfish 1,005 659 288 180
Spanish mackerel 79 120 37 51
Rockfish 8,195 6,950 2,577 1,864
Sablefish 2,229 1,505 2,165 1,637
Herring roe 44 62 28 36
Pollock roe 3,692 7,999 2,739 6,723
Mero, fillet 969 1,128 815 928
Swordfish, fillet 117 N/A 54 N/A
Pollock surimi 6,369 2,919 1,551 926
Cod Surimi 5,270 12,816 1,017 3,733
Threadfin bream 2,587 3,625 518 1,018
Salted/dried
Herring roe 2,170 2,622 3,655 3,839
Pollock roe 285 175 343 244
Salmon roe 547 831 805 1,045
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 654 N/A 438 N/A
Arkshell 1,641 620 473 492
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 172 181 586 734
King crab 942 1,339 475 704
Tanner crab 1,859 1,642 440 534
Blue crab 1 1 1 1
Other crab 492 326 334 282
Oyster 122 63 62 31
Clam 1,086 1,182 206 194
Frozen
Spiny lobster 350 526 686 1,222
Lobster 174 351 357 638
Shrimp 22,080 22,907 31,938 28,811
King crab 920 735 1,180 947
Tanner crab 7,858 6,879 7,682 6,929
Blue crab 566 458 254 248
Other crab 92 186 41 228
European cuttlefish 821 647 530 406
Octopus 4,172 7,107 2,491 4,490
Scallop 118 82 97 133
Other cuttlefish 2,873 2,570 2,161 1,851
Squid 473 580 117 157
Abalone 50 38 272 199
Salted/dried
Squid 2 14 5 11
Sea urchin roe 57 64 74 92
Jellyfish 678 1,699 305 698
Seaweed, dried 542 562 422 457
Seaweed, salted 850 1,149 82 128
Prepared
Eel 6,335 5,410 11,168 10,394
Canned crab 16 11 18 13
Fish meal 34,802 24,037 3,741 1,820
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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