JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Mar.2002 Mar.2001 Mar.2002 Mar.2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,717 1,573 1,440 1,328
Others 699 616 830 766
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 138 123 82 78
Atlantic salmon 2,756 2,838 1,675 1,762
Yellowfin tuna 3,344 3,269 2,383 2,203
Bluefin tuna 596 1,028 1,404 1,831
Bigeye tuna 1,979 1,956 1,594 1,460
Southern bluefin tuna 125 94 290 237
Sea bream 104 120 62 104
Billfish 155 159 116 102
Frozen:
Swordfish 108 77 86 63
Pacific sockeye 1,503 1,688 586 952
Pacific coho 14,274 19,906 3,263 7,077
Other Pacific salmon 460 300 123 133
Pink salmon 8,285 10,196 2,040 3,813
Atlantic salmon 577 721 164 273
Other salmon - 34 - 7
Halibut 1,455 2,621 546 934
Albacore tuna 154 151 37 43
Yellowfin tuna 7,766 6,941 2,181 2,037
Skipjack 3,785 5,364 331 429
Bluefin tuna 780 707 2,267 1,857
Bigeye tuna 11,234 11,105 6,471 7,912
Herring 3,024 4,619 383 511
Cod 3,314 6,024 989 1,899
Mackerel 5,890 12,592 955 1,523
Mero 321 712 236 388
Jack mackerel 3,453 6,563 372 781
Sea bream 157 376 31 75
Capelin 589 804 217 265
Billfish 849 620 170 156
Spanish mackerel 126 96 53 41
Rockfish 618 554 202 163
Sablefish 122 417 123 449
Herring roe 186 350 162 225
Pollock roe 4,181 1,768 6,261 3,029
Mero, fillet 311 635 330 646
Swordfish, fillet 29 66 15 36
Pollock surimi 16,140 15,846 3,723 2,909
Cod surimi 190 438 41 79
Threadfin bream surimi 4,917 5,057 954 901
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 106 155 221 224
Pollock roe 121 111 228 220
Salmon roe 97 40 216 92
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,271 421 649 392
Arkshell 581 720 293 429
Spiny lobster 195 233 695 664
King crab 1,528 716 816 496
Tanner crab 3,335 1,523 952 585
Blue crab 6 53 13 81
Korean crab 145 - 144 -
Other crab 146 303 81 198
Oyster 1,023 1,969 519 1,061
Clam 1,299 1,212 270 294
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 490 540 1,101 1,131
Lobster 43 30 81 62
Shrimp 12,730 15,880 12,827 18,895
King crab 551 799 1,013 1,393
Tanner crab 1,136 774 1,192 858
Blue crab 400 387 152 233
Korean crab - - - -
Other crab 71 40 64 26
European cuttlefish 1,828 1,938 687 747
Octopus 10,704 12,241 5,946 5,107
Scallop 28 - 36 -
Other cuttlefish 1,672 2,354 1,117 1,443
Squid 18 - 6 -
Abalone 5 33 31 97
Salted/dried:
Squid 78 173 50 106
Sea urchin roe 11 6 45 24
Jellyfish 860 799 370 375
Seaweed, dried 644 651 406 399
Seaweed, salted 6,280 6,111 744 682
Prepared:
Eel 5,835 6,269 5,787 6,431
Canned crab 149 26 438 56
Fish meal 24,771 34,755 1,941 2,171
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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