JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 2002
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                        Metric tons             Million yen      
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Fishery Products   July 2002    July 2001  July 2002    July 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult             2,714        2,893      2,538        2,196
Others                   791          926        968        1,124
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye           11           15          9           11
Pacific coho               -            -          -            -
Other Pacific salmon     167          163        106           98
Atlantic salmon        1,993        2,113      1,272        1,301
Yellowfin tuna         2,253        2,730      1,678        1,976
Bluefin tuna             505          100        285          279
Bigeye tuna            1,642        1,670      1,354        1,321
Southern bluefin tuna    358          587        955        1,417
Sea bream                 71           83         32           38
Billfish                  98           86         69           64
Frozen:                               
Swordfish                142          237        132          220
Pacific sockeye        9,449       11,796      5,003        6,906
Pacific coho           2,878        3,056        723          774
Other Pacific salmon   2,308        1,633        898          684
Pink salmon            7,202        3,665      2,288        1,312
Atlantic salmon          328          452        130          166
Other salmon              39           46          7           13
Halibut                5,799        3,147      2,284        1,279
Albacore tuna             81          246         17           70
Yellowfin tuna        10,553        7,083      2,883        2,242
Skipjack               5,190        5,758        495          531
Bluefin tuna              89           60        143          107
Bigeye tuna           13,164       10,916      7,587        6,700
Herring                9,178        7,610      1,146        1,202
Cod                      987          594        264          195
Mackerel               2,309          783        415          112
Mero                   1,010          833        934          551
Jack mackerel          3,976        2,415      1,002          393
Sea bream                608          161        108           51
Capelin                7,073        2,187      1,322          469
Billfish                 530          589        126          153
Spanish mackerel          68          201         45           86
Rockfish               6,443        3,340      1,671          910
Sablefish              1,676        1,567      1,786        1,623
Herring roe               72           46         24           18
Pollock roe            2,118        2,398      3,483        3,223
Mero, fillet             325          437        378          433
Swordfish, fillet        103           87         52           52
Pollock surimi           220        6,986         47        1,346
Cod surimi               851        1,495        189          294
Threadfin bream surimi 4,576        3,799        910          680
Salted/dried:
Herring roe            1,866        1,523      3,115        2,568
Pollock roe              182          136        313          307
Salmon roe               312          503        493          744
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin               629        1,093        383          661
Arkshell                 639          555        312          328
Spiny lobster            143          160        549          542
King crab                713        2,064        521          936
Tanner crab            2,828        2,944        876          791
Blue crab                  0            1          1            1
Korean crab              353            -        274            -
Other crab                37          574         36          341
Oyster                   459          312        202          132
Clam                     923          581        161          137
Frozen:
Spiny lobster            371          377        923          773
Lobster                  448          294        931          629
Shrimp                25,229       27,279     25,191       31,479
King crab                454          380        725          509
Tanner crab            7,199        5,863      7,215        5,787
Blue crab                260          241        141          133
Korean crab                7            -          5            -
Other crab                58           82         22           49
European cuttlefish      538          483        308          275
Octopus                2,597        1,401      1,139          482
Scallop                   31           79         41           90
Other cuttlefish       2,297        2,164      1,488        1,392
Squid                  3,850           45        724           22
Abalone                   28           40        167          199
Salted/dried:
Squid                    140          151         86           91
Sea urchin roe            19           67         41          188
Jellyfish              1,320          971        446          397
Seaweed, dried           823          729        426          385
Seaweed, salted          466        1,519         46          128
Prepared:
Eel                    5,603        9,831      6,931        9,126
Canned crab              239           98        513          280
Fish meal             57,686       68,581      4,539        4,647
                                                              
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports

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

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