JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997 Aug. 1998 Aug. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 876 1,276 1,635 1,775
Others 583 612 784 994
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 25 4 10 4
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 279 108 130 72
Atlantic salmon 1,494 1,768 1,313 1,336
Yellowfin tuna 2,915 2,406 2,188 1,869
Bluefin tuna 348 479 788 909
Bigeye tuna 1,953 1,772 1,588 1,541
Southern bluefin tuna 685 789 1,378 1,578
Sea bream 85 97 71 94
Billfish 90 179 65 128
Frozen
Swordfish 65 N/A 55 N/A
Pacific sockeye 18,197 23,656 18,052 15,057
Pacific coho 2,825 2,175 1,594 1,119
Other Pacific salmon 4,539 3,626 1,209 1,286
Pink salmon 2,754 3,010 1,409 1,313
Atlantic salmon 249 452 161 229
Other salmon 63 61 33 22
Halibut 1,945 1,614 767 657
Albacore tuna 88 98 20 24
Yellowfin tuna 6,836 5,814 2,428 2,620
Skipjack 3,547 2,808 560 390
Bluefin tuna 528 548 574 770
Bigeye tuna 8,487 7,161 4,712 4,837
Herring 1,960 832 196 120
Cod 363 777 91 140
Mackerel 1,617 4,069 407 819
Mero 1,662 N/A 895 N/A
Jack mackerel 1,277 2,019 303 278
Sea bream 298 580 87 177
Capelin 3,882 679 1,139 224
Billfish 584 642 156 207
Spanish mackerel 82 44 31 22
Rockfish 13,197 13,113 3,690 3,093
Sablefish 1,788 1,738 1,714 1,844
Herring roe 1 45 1 23
Pollock roe 2,240 2,697 1,732 2,150
Mero, fillet 730 1,128 645 925
Swordfish, fillet 527 N/A 970 N/A
Pollock surimi 5,128 1,819 1,199 606
Cod Surimi 3,580 6,322 868 1,922
Threadfin bream 2,679 2,919 567 850
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,512 2,265 2,308 3,475
Pollock roe 189 204 250 293
Salmon roe 880 1,255 1,058 1,435
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 552 N/A 362 N/A
Arkshell 708 872 487 152
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 124 139 491 573
King crab 1,858 1,899 765 975
Tanner crab 1,581 1,230 323 398
Blue crab 1 2 1 2
Other crab 848 408 501 341
Oyster 192 39 84 22
Clam 1,173 872 227 152
Frozen
Spiny lobster 527 433 1,164 1,012
Lobster 138 286 351 607
Shrimp 22,581 22,070 35,642 29,150
King crab 638 779 551 908
Tanner crab 3,683 5,496 3,316 4,852
Blue crab 671 522 318 297
Other crab 148 114 146 137
European cuttlefish 1,295 1,429 690 678
Octopus 6,532 3,707 4,034 2,282
Scallop 64 52 52 47
Other cuttlefish 2,421 2,762 1,970 1,901
Squid 239 891 60 183
Abalone 23 38 131 113
Salted/dried
Squid 3 9 8 18
Sea urchin roe 18 54 28 71
Jellyfish 1,095 803 376 312
Seaweed, dried 452 396 389 312
Seaweed, salted - - - -
Prepared
Eel 3,264 3,005 5,680 5,268
Canned crab 33 6 109 16
Fish meal 39,962 76,105 4,128 6,061
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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