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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