JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Apr.2002 Apr.2001 Apr.2002 Apr.2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,908 1,674 1,789 1,412
Others 723 725 826 888
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 104 155 62 99
Atlantic salmon 2,318 2,820 1,473 1,764
Yellowfin tuna 3,194 3,238 2,292 2,294
Bluefin tuna 428 528 890 1,252
Bigeye tuna 1,781 1,888 1,429 1,449
Southern bluefin tuna 267 321 737 844
Sea bream 91 111 43 73
Billfish 170 185 135 132
Frozen:
Swordfish 103 115 90 98
Pacific sockeye 899 161 387 100
Pacific coho 7,473 8,910 1,629 3,467
Other Pacific salmon 509 546 303 249
Pink salmon 8,610 11,551 2,023 4,570
Atlantic salmon 672 946 178 368
Other salmon - 291 - 118
Halibut 1,059 2,490 434 919
Albacore tuna 86 61 22 15
Yellowfin tuna 7,816 8,716 2,201 2,505
Skipjack 5,093 4,674 395 454
Bluefin tuna 193 66 481 161
Bigeye tuna 13,019 12,838 7,756 9,182
Herring 1,591 2,938 236 474
Cod 3,506 3,913 1,048 1,188
Mackerel 6,336 12,120 929 1,507
Mero 742 789 548 473
Jack mackerel 3,565 5,816 346 707
Sea bream 754 198 166 47
Capelin 2,042 2,383 507 469
Billfish 434 636 111 163
Spanish mackerel 134 68 65 26
Rockfish 936 637 301 173
Sablefish 552 426 612 458
Herring roe 133 208 115 134
Pollock roe 9,252 9,047 13,894 17,760
Mero, fillet 433 322 472 312
Swordfish, fillet 72 140 39 82
Pollock surimi 28,816 15,209 7,135 2,791
Cod surimi 197 515 40 95
Threadfin bream surimi 6,782 4,203 1,341 740
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 290 453 405 568
Pollock roe 196 148 339 303
Salmon roe 81 94 180 193
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,194 1,052 735 676
Arkshell 638 704 331 400
Spiny lobster 200 245 734 696
King crab 211 439 156 219
Tanner crab 2,712 2,460 819 801
Blue crab 1 30 2 47
Korean crab 168 133
Other crab 138 279 95 212
Oyster 1,487 2,384 768 1,218
Clam 1,458 1,296 309 322
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 817 804 1,977 1,750
Lobster 3 44 7 101
Shrimp 19,034 17,811 20,071 22,153
King crab 154 419 209 656
Tanner crab 1,519 1,351 1,700 1,555
Blue crab 218 208 99 108
Korean crab 1 1
Other crab 7 27 8 8
European cuttlefish 1,998 1,059 797 530
Octopus 15,379 3,068 8,939 1,342
Scallop 42 29 32 32
Other cuttlefish 2,116 2,334 1,347 1,575
Squid 11 772 6 124
Abalone 41 18 215 61
Salted/dried:
Squid 202 196 132 126
Sea urchin roe 12 7 33 23
Jellyfish 629 476 381 303
Seaweed, dried 777 686 459 381
Seaweed, salted 4,799 5,102 573 501
Prepared:
Eel 8,596 7,712 8,794 7,610
Canned crab 82 22 228 84
Fish meal 31,772 31,727 2,687 2,191
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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