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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