JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Dec. 2002 Dec. 2001 Dec. 2002 Dec. 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,972 1,335 1,980 1,026
Others 780 977 858 1,171
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 213 176 135 105
Atlantic salmon 2,931 3,556 2,076 1,921
Yellowfin tuna 3,324 3,365 2,444 2,423
Bluefin tuna 1,018 1,023 2,815 3,961
Bigeye tuna 2,385 2,217 1,766 1,649
Southern bluefin tuna 5 9 4 8
Sea bream 61 119 40 78
Billfish 194 251 166 175
Frozen:
Swordfish 115 116 95 93
Pacific sockeye 1,786 2,259 781 970
Pacific coho 7,902 9,467 3,829 2,165
Other Pacific salmon 513 509 235 138
Pink salmon 8,875 11,171 3,995 2,732
Atlantic salmon 620 681 300 183
Other salmon 84 29 37 14
Halibut 1,823 2,010 734 735
Albacore tuna 123 297 22 87
Yellowfin tuna 8,633 8,387 2,306 2,196
Skipjack 8,045 6,691 736 525
Bluefin tuna 347 236 1,111 565
Bigeye tuna 9,928 10,053 5,929 5,757
Herring 3,911 3,304 513 360
Cod 3,585 2,732 1,085 857
Mackerel 30,426 63,587 5,559 9,969
Mero 793 343 804 243
Jack mackerel 7,321 8,598 746 993
Sea bream 279 528 97 144
Capelin 2,203 1,199 508 408
Billfish 445 621 107 193
Spanish mackerel 326 143 141 65
Rockfish 1,611 1,434 370 380
Sablefish 674 953 798 1,004
Herring roe 550 285 422 181
Pollock roe 793 1,401 1,130 1,568
Mero, fillet 277 357 405 340
Swordfish, fillet 88 143 49 95
Pollock surimi 3,105 5,258 861 1,119
Cod surimi 38 143 12 25
Threadfin bream surimi 6,523 5,691 1,472 1,003
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 127 151 104 175
Pollock roe 203 229 325 404
Salmon roe 90 165 176 438
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,494 1,414 834 839
Arkshell 510 644 258 315
Spiny lobster 298 342 1,024 1,012
King crab 1,384 2,939 1,377 2,135
Tanner crab 3,968 3,369 1,636 1,141
Blue crab 202 175 253 215
Korean crab 263 - 454 -
Other crab 88 420 130 510
Oyster 869 1,448 545 1,209
Clam 3,047 3,593 587 805
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 544 335 1,281 640
Lobster 67 51 154 110
Shrimp 22,374 24,769 26,043 25,905
King crab 2,528 2,912 5,612 4,275
Tanner crab 1,610 1,876 1,840 1,727
Blue crab 1,864 858 948 371
Korean crab 12 - 8 -
Other crab 146 81 153 39
European cuttlefish 810 730 537 293
Octopus 2,816 4,654 1,688 2,482
Scallop 80 53 81 57
Other cuttlefish 2,080 2,277 1,339 1,538
Squid 193 116 59 38
Abalone 30 30 136 134
Salted/dried:
Squid 296 335 200 206
Sea urchin roe 44 42 282 235
Jellyfish 414 650 217 391
Seaweed, dried 632 646 358 337
Seaweed, salted 393 674 32 60
Prepared:
Eel 3,249 4,864 3,013 4,290
Canned crab 602 578 1,384 1,351
Fish meal 18,733 33,255 1,462 2,379
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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