JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2002
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                        Metric tons             Million yen      
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Fishery Products   Oct. 2002    Oct. 2001  Oct. 2002    Oct. 2001
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Live:        
Eel, adult             1,325          658      1,117          487
Others                   927        1,046      1,202        1,364
Fresh:                       
              
Pacific sockeye            -            -          -            -
Pacific coho               -            -          -            -
Other Pacific salmon     102          106         64           67
Atlantic salmon        2,154        2,248      1,545        1,293
Yellowfin tuna         2,488        3,015      1,867        2,228
Bluefin tuna             512          805      1,110        2,405
Bigeye tuna            1,759        1,772      1,414        1,420
Southern bluefin tuna     95           34        209           44
Sea bream                 76          117         49           87
Billfish                 133          164        102          118
Frozen:                               
Swordfish                160          121        122          106
Pacific sockeye        4,494        5,246      2,131        2,296
Pacific coho           1,558        1,523        555          368
Other Pacific salmon   1,255        1,153        434          231
Pink salmon            6,484        5,752      2,696        1,553
Atlantic salmon          764          523        308          144
Other salmon               -          347          -           97
Halibut                2,244        2,577        958          907
Albacore tuna            279        1,039         56          331
Yellowfin tuna        11,541        6,049      2,760        2,177
Skipjack               4,826        4,142        493          419
Bluefin tuna             458          716        421          856
Bigeye tuna           11,434       10,453      6,821        6,118
Herring                  700          223         78           24
Cod                    3,862        3,612      1,179        1,142
Mackerel              20,890       12,556      3,687        1,938
Mero                   1,144          817      1,057          424
Jack mackerel          1,627        4,982        200          546
Sea bream                180          173         50           37
Capelin                1,929        1,796        490          420
Billfish                 494          748        132          208
Spanish mackerel          59          141         17           41
Rockfish               6,000        3,912      1,360          918
Sablefish                849        1,851      1,010        1,854
Herring roe            1,396        2,226      1,118        1,438
Pollock roe            1,035          736      1,248        1,161
Mero, fillet             326          459        427          421
Swordfish, fillet        136          132         69           77
Pollock surimi        27,753       20,910      7,278        4,306
Cod surimi               710          267        175           54
Threadfin bream surimi 6,963        6,016      1,592        1,041
Salted/dried:
Herring roe              508          587        584          702
Pollock roe               92          183        160          379
Salmon roe               500          603        604          757
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin             1,203        1,133        707          611
Arkshell                 570          710        238          303
Spiny lobster            128          142        448          445
King crab              1,009        3,931        818        1,777
Tanner crab            2,650        2,528        770          554
Blue crab                 53          151         78          157
Korean crab              287            -        357            -
Other crab               160          476        230          448
Oyster                   507        1,207        373        1,115
Clam                   2,040        2,241        370          485
Frozen:
Spiny lobster            430          227        917          420
Lobster                  127           30        328           74
Shrimp                25,279       21,478     29,385       22,656
King crab              1,525        2,218      2,683        2,644
Tanner crab            2,305        2,013      2,465        2,017
Blue crab              1,349        1,336        596          522
Korean crab               19            -         13            -
Other crab                38           62         31           30
European cuttlefish    1,005          921        584          412
Octopus                6,089       15,259      3,938        7,526
Scallop                   14           44         20           35
Other cuttlefish       2,356        2,434      1,444        1,531
Squid                    240           70         56           23
Abalone                   37           53        158          174
Salted/dried:
Squid                     50           51         32           30
Sea urchin roe            12           16         30           29
Jellyfish                804          923        343          339
Seaweed, dried           706          646        392          330
Seaweed, salted          500          674         59           56
Prepared:
Eel                    1,845        3,102      1,735        2,794
Canned crab              803          940      1,715        2,484
Fish meal             54,664       37,593      4,348        2,777
                                                              
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA  
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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