JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2003
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Aug. 2003 Aug. 2002 Aug. 2003 Aug. 2002
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,502 1,534 1,388 1,215
Others 784 938 993 1,069
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 1 9 0 7
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 192 126 108 80
Atlantic salmon 2,111 2,331 1,330 1,566
Yellowfin tuna 2,078 2,496 1,533 1,969
Bluefin tuna 630 240 975 593
Bigeye tuna 1,535 1,969 1,130 1,640
Southern bluefin tuna 663 310 1,605 802
Sea bream 24 82 10 34
Billfish 135 119 113 86
Frozen:
Sardine 3,413 2,338 278 188
Swordfish 117 175 118 148
Pacific sockeye 11,400 15,763 6,065 8,388
Pacific coho 498 1,135 203 327
Other Pacific salmon 2,079 3,735 979 1,253
Pink/chum salmon 3,462 4,934 1,458 1,814
Atlantic salmon 358 535 151 227
Other salmon 18 26 3 6
Halibut 4,118 4,401 2,127 1,782
Albacore tuna 95 237 20 53
Yellowfin tuna 10,347 7,245 2,764 1,920
Skipjack 5,824 4,848 492 384
Bluefin tuna 87 46 130 96
Bigeye tuna 8,787 9,771 4,650 5,803
Herring 1,594 3,091 131 257
Cod 610 1,033 187 277
Mackerel 1,718 1,760 336 320
Mero 1,565 1,742 1,520 1,736
Jack mackerel 1,381 1,803 221 394
Sea bream 216 172 47 36
Capelin 1,076 8,078 325 1,587
Billfish 426 411 112 111
Spanish mackerel 41 32 14 13
Rockfish 15,505 11,696 3,384 2,723
Sablefish 1,185 1,511 1,212 1,616
Herring roe 12 9 5 11
Pollock roe 2,558 1,182 3,410 1,442
Mero, fillet 71 252 85 338
Swordfish, fillet 114 94 57 49
Pollock surimi 6,270 8,550 1,373 2,081
Cod surimi 903 914 169 216
Threadfin bream surimi 4,141 4,508 763 938
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 1,171 902 1,806 1,409
Pollock roe 185 194 282 345
Salmon roe 1,081 1,018 1,353 1,398
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 682 644 416 525
Arkshell 473 400 271 278
Spiny lobster 115 122 422 478
King crab 1,596 2,089 760 1,290
Tanner crab 2,169 1,723 621 504
Blue crab 0 1 0 2
Korean crab 302 402 292 332
Other crab 94 59 52 33
Oyster 501 336 233 157
Clam 779 847 132 158
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 344 400 671 861
Lobster 215 257 508 573
Shrimp 21,798 25,250 21,893 26,154
King crab 627 481 1,204 661
Tanner crab 3,889 4,861 4,673 4,759
Blue crab 314 243 158 113
Korean crab 2 11 1 8
Other crab 27 33 37 17
European cuttlefish 801 575 546 312
Octopus 4,979 2,649 3,396 1,293
Scallop 11 53 13 54
Other cuttlefish 1,766 2,238 1,082 1,293
Squid 381 3,514 113 675
Abalone 31 24 103 120
Salted/dried:
Squid 80 42 53 19
Sea urchin roe 19 24 52 30
Jellyfish 625 926 218 303
Seaweed, dried 676 618 359 335
Seaweed, salted 629 351 63 35
Prepared:
Eel 219 1,804 252 1,971
Canned crab 681 603 1,251 1,300
Fish meal 38,565 74,074 2,910 5,743
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- = no imports
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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