JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 1998
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Feb. 1998 Feb. 1997 Feb. 1998 Feb. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 997 798 1,272 1,611
Others 452 321 444 382
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - 1 - 1
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 88 95 68 74
Atlantic salmon 1,487 1,633 1,116 1,354
Yellowfin tuna 2,597 2,512 2,060 1,917
Bluefin tuna 195 404 606 600
Bigeye tuna 2,040 1,720 1,781 1,494
Southern bluefin tuna 344 519 416 598
Sea bream 163 140 161 136
Billfish 127 149 93 115
Frozen
Swordfish 26 - 19 -
Pacific sockeye 2,415 125 1,447 73
Pacific coho 8,304 9,105 3,073 5,854
Other Pacific salmon 266 82 79 47
Pink salmon 5,035 3,944 1,746 2,025
Atlantic salmon 75 109 37 64
Other salmon 21 400 10 237
Halibut 497 731 202 355
Albacore tuna 80 55 17 17
Yellowfin tuna 5,673 9,568 2,208 2,698
Skipjack 3,917 3,354 559 445
Bluefin tuna 436 45 481 88
Bigeye tuna 11,992 8,852 7,433 6,622
Herring 968 2,888 145 370
Cod 2,361 3,155 385 679
Mackerel 6,208 6,021 1,516 1,239
Mero 690 - 381 -
Jack mackerel 2,475 6,150 282 712
Sea bream 187 398 43 132
Capelin 470 647 166 233
Billfish 592 446 192 174
Spanish mackerel 235 302 119 173
Rockfish 700 2,046 227 587
Sablefish 808 468 763 511
Herring roe 59 159 38 168
Pollock roe 755 1,814 586 2,051
Mero, fillet 958 1,245 698 1,179
Swordfish, fillet 79 - 41 -
Pollock surimi 1,142 5,856 264 1,684
Cod Surimi - 11 - 2
Threadfin bream 1,496 1,525 328 405
Salted/dried
Herring roe 148 190 276 204
Pollock roe 159 216 236 273
Salmon roe 276 149 622 368
Shellfish
Live
Sea urchin 295 - 286 -
Arkshell 689 695 346 519
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 172 182 532 723
King crab 1,336 1,744 945 1,443
Tanner crab 703 653 471 352
Blue crab 44 222 84 248
Other crab 174 139 197 128
Oyster 1,012 651 541 481
Clam 3,626 4,061 666 934
Frozen
Spiny lobster 757 907 1,490 2,049
Lobster 73 29 174 83
Shrimp 14,141 17,702 20,154 22,850
King crab 2,287 1,638 2,965 2,351
Tanner crab 1,924 691 1,240 525
Blue crab 447 321 241 220
Other crab 72 206 44 130
European cuttlefish 1,378 991 714 530
Octopus 8,671 8,318 4,756 6,511
Scallop 9 45 10 31
Other cuttlefish 2,037 1,989 1,640 1,764
Squid 36 342 24 68
Abalone 10 16 35 51
Salted/dried
Squid 32 14 24 12
Sea urchin roe 34 18 57 78
Jellyfish 419 466 182 360
Seaweed, dried 276 269 252 295
Seaweed, salted - - - -
Prepared
Eel 2,707 3,567 3,672 7,939
Canned crab 14 3 13 9
Fish meal 21,647 31,299 2,024 2,553
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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