JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Feb. 2002 Feb. 2001 Feb. 2002 Feb. 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,379 1,478 1,144 1,250
Others 512 562 606 619
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 82 83 49 55
Atlantic salmon 2,208 2,337 1,244 1,397
Yellowfin tuna 2,053 2,693 1,522 1,764
Bluefin tuna 585 829 1,885 1,968
Bigeye tuna 1,733 1,719 1,228 1,232
Southern bluefin tuna 15 9 11 18
Sea bream 58 87 57 81
Billfish 81 93 57 59
Frozen:
Swordfish 67 52 53 40
Pacific sockeye 1,941 1,342 915 622
Pacific coho 13,975 16,591 3,269 5,537
Other Pacific salmon 656 409 153 180
Pink salmon 4,503 6,822 1,105 2,346
Atlantic salmon 298 498 97 203
Other salmon 44 93 9 42
Halibut 2,589 2,322 968 769
Albacore tuna 99 146 32 47
Yellowfin tuna 11,060 8,177 2,675 1,900
Skipjack 5,519 4,533 392 348
Bluefin tuna 991 209 2,530 501
Bigeye tuna 12,021 8,415 6,723 5,454
Herring 3,577 3,948 395 375
Cod 3,572 1,259 1,130 401
Mackerel 2,925 5,090 519 626
Mero 940 722 672 436
Jack mackerel 5,241 4,713 559 497
Sea bream 770 118 172 35
Capelin 1,015 765 340 222
Billfish 353 246 104 74
Spanish mackerel 89 145 41 71
Rockfish 633 538 190 132
Sablefish 232 469 252 506
Herring roe 18 230 16 155
Pollock roe 621 429 755 529
Mero, fillet 791 351 869 362
Swordfish, fillet 30 46 18 22
Pollock surimi 2,252 4,111 447 791
Cod surimi 272 368 50 65
Threadfin bream surimi 3,971 4,719 749 845
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 59 21 53 16
Pollock roe 146 100 285 182
Salmon roe 472 344 1,166 822
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 932 502 505 401
Arkshell 458 567 246 370
Spiny lobster 145 162 519 476
King crab 816 462 473 284
Tanner crab 2,472 1,569 748 717
Blue crab 17 75 29 90
Korean crab 147 - 165 -
Other crab 115 171 64 136
Oyster 1,122 1,076 648 662
Clam 3,625 3,849 718 950
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 500 670 985 1,390
Lobster 16 37 37 84
Shrimp 14,344 14,732 15,555 18,760
King crab 569 1,093 848 1,927
Tanner crab 1,179 478 1,257 521
Blue crab 403 311 192 147
Korean crab - - - -
Other crab 23 66 7 56
European cuttlefish 430 1,460 232 592
Octopus 2,417 14,006 1,204 5,710
Scallop 85 5 60 6
Other cuttlefish 1,844 1,886 1,309 1,204
Squid 52 - 22 -
Abalone 18 19 56 66
Salted/dried:
Squid 52 33 33 26
Sea urchin roe 15 18 67 55
Jellyfish 959 509 361 227
Seaweed, dried 468 409 303 261
Seaweed, salted 1,601 1,616 169 148
Prepared:
Eel 7,478 3,431 7,220 3,668
Canned crab 209 26 495 103
Fish meal 29 11 2,262 695
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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