JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001 Sept. 2002 Sept. 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,277 590 955 439
Others 856 767 1,063 951
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 2 1 2 0
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 74 105 46 59
Atlantic salmon 1,931 2,108 1,304 1,235
Yellowfin tuna 2,236 2,712 1,639 1,925
Bluefin tuna 577 474 1,510 1,240
Bigeye tuna 1,621 1,579 1,249 1,309
Southern bluefin tuna 177 206 466 549
Sea bream 58 100 38 58
Billfish 105 89 80 64
Frozen:
Swordfish 129 145 99 118
Pacific sockeye 9,667 9,379 5,405 4,690
Pacific coho 1,496 1,355 523 400
Other Pacific salmon 1,958 1,856 586 383
Pink salmon 4,465 2,740 1,645 840
Atlantic salmon 483 428 197 102
Other salmon - 21 - 4
Halibut 3,854 1,358 1,523 492
Albacore tuna 117 983 25 296
Yellowfin tuna 8,620 3,903 2,366 1,213
Skipjack 6,168 2,817 571 230
Bluefin tuna 127 84 193 139
Bigeye tuna 10,582 8,207 5,991 4,547
Herring 1,790 108 146 12
Cod 778 1,434 213 431
Mackerel 916 783 184 110
Mero 708 755 643 441
Jack mackerel 2,293 1,942 446 363
Sea bream 391 289 94 78
Capelin 1,862 1,647 415 323
Billfish 761 419 148 124
Spanish mackerel 29 31 7 6
Rockfish 6,466 7,537 1,483 1,930
Sablefish 1,051 1,292 1,172 1,250
Herring roe 158 119 123 77
Pollock roe 1,100 1,705 1,254 2,261
Mero, fillet 206 413 245 384
Swordfish, fillet 77 68 42 43
Pollock surimi 19,652 16,490 5,042 3,180
Cod surimi 1,245 355 293 70
Threadfin bream surimi 4,105 3,622 871 633
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 871 461 1,112 767
Pollock roe 169 186 316 337
Salmon roe 929 856 858 845
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 552 539 430 373
Arkshell 436 460 248 224
Spiny lobster 101 109 381 405
King crab 1,657 2,418 1,280 1,211
Tanner crab 1,503 1,695 426 367
Blue crab 40 70 42 77
Korean crab 309 - 312 -
Other crab 87 519 88 367
Oyster 501 366 279 269
Clam 1,016 1,186 195 268
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 320 293 655 553
Lobster 91 58 214 172
Shrimp 20,545 18,549 22,622 19,649
King crab 707 804 1,160 919
Tanner crab 3,143 2,227 3,277 2,261
Blue crab 383 359 154 149
Korean crab 26 - 18 -
Other crab 37 55 50 19
European cuttlefish 816 785 369 408
Octopus 5,717 7,247 3,793 3,591
Scallop 27 68 26 74
Other cuttlefish 1,922 2,199 1,206 1,364
Squid 1,316 85 225 21
Abalone 16 21 59 59
Salted/dried:
Squid 38 129 25 81
Sea urchin roe 31 10 53 21
Jellyfish 794 711 253 247
Seaweed, dried 614 563 322 300
Seaweed, salted 551 464 63 37
Prepared:
Eel 946 1,948 902 1,804
Canned crab 1,099 904 2,329 2,190
Fish meal 53,289 52,806 4,141 3,723
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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