JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Nov. 2002 Nov. 2001 Nov. 2002 Nov. 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,608 848 1,390 624
Others 1,253 1,212 1,747 1,453
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 125 126 79 77
Atlantic salmon 1,954 2,350 1,341 1,268
Yellowfin tuna 2,404 3,067 1,742 2,160
Bluefin tuna 447 623 1,272 2,253
Bigeye tuna 1,761 1,831 1,323 1,414
Southern bluefin tuna 6 11 8 9
Sea bream 48 93 33 77
Billfish 164 232 150 167
Frozen:
Swordfish 133 148 101 106
Pacific sockeye 4,997 4,835 1,938 2,114
Pacific coho 4,145 3,664 1,842 780
Other Pacific salmon 1,067 863 389 226
Pink salmon 7,352 7,903 3,172 1,975
Atlantic salmon 699 800 316 189
Other salmon - 63 - 10
Halibut 1,353 1,962 563 702
Albacore tuna 154 815 28 259
Yellowfin tuna 8,790 8,670 2,338 2,533
Skipjack 11,486 6,551 1,082 551
Bluefin tuna 1 60 3 81
Bigeye tuna 13,078 9,292 8,035 5,331
Herring 258 642 28 86
Cod 2,702 2,595 813 822
Mackerel 64,533 32,523 11,430 5,239
Mero 662 805 614 487
Jack mackerel 4,634 8,724 482 934
Sea bream 444 484 136 155
Capelin 1,371 1,639 440 484
Billfish 500 690 141 223
Spanish mackerel 232 176 117 82
Rockfish 2,805 2,212 614 545
Sablefish 1,116 1,424 1,326 1,469
Herring roe 2,214 1,386 1,735 847
Pollock roe 1,343 1,316 1,408 1,479
Mero, fillet 512 465 727 453
Swordfish, fillet 97 118 55 80
Pollock surimi 12,677 20,055 3,398 4,344
Cod surimi 346 348 83 63
Threadfin bream surimi 7,207 6,966 1,622 1,219
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 518 634 698 752
Pollock roe 141 199 223 377
Salmon roe 473 189 675 312
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,127 1,377 617 692
Arkshell 600 611 254 274
Spiny lobster 135 161 482 497
King crab 928 3,236 974 1,924
Tanner crab 2,836 3,476 1,230 923
Blue crab 123 181 159 157
Korean crab 212 - 287 -
Other crab 127 431 219 510
Oyster 745 1,841 522 1,626
Clam 2,600 2,743 458 584
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 384 388 874 728
Lobster 164 69 449 145
Shrimp 25,200 23,512 30,062 24,252
King crab 3,549 3,809 9,495 7,434
Tanner crab 1,579 2,096 1,892 2,219
Blue crab 2,428 1,631 1,182 650
Korean crab 6 - 3 -
Other crab 69 62 49 37
European cuttlefish 1,084 666 579 294
Octopus 4,538 7,219 2,998 3,557
Scallop 33 50 22 36
Other cuttlefish 2,370 2,407 1,468 1,542
Squid 176 160 34 42
Abalone 23 43 119 232
Salted/dried:
Squid 170 43 134 22
Sea urchin roe 21 46 122 263
Jellyfish 667 994 303 423
Seaweed, dried 751 682 379 359
Seaweed, salted 492 580 52 55
Prepared:
Eel 2,440 3,892 2,240 3,362
Canned crab 874 457 1,809 1,080
Fish meal 24,066 29,240 1,860 2,108
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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