JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Oct. 2002 Oct. 2001 Oct. 2002 Oct. 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,325 658 1,117 487
Others 927 1,046 1,202 1,364
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 102 106 64 67
Atlantic salmon 2,154 2,248 1,545 1,293
Yellowfin tuna 2,488 3,015 1,867 2,228
Bluefin tuna 512 805 1,110 2,405
Bigeye tuna 1,759 1,772 1,414 1,420
Southern bluefin tuna 95 34 209 44
Sea bream 76 117 49 87
Billfish 133 164 102 118
Frozen:
Swordfish 160 121 122 106
Pacific sockeye 4,494 5,246 2,131 2,296
Pacific coho 1,558 1,523 555 368
Other Pacific salmon 1,255 1,153 434 231
Pink salmon 6,484 5,752 2,696 1,553
Atlantic salmon 764 523 308 144
Other salmon - 347 - 97
Halibut 2,244 2,577 958 907
Albacore tuna 279 1,039 56 331
Yellowfin tuna 11,541 6,049 2,760 2,177
Skipjack 4,826 4,142 493 419
Bluefin tuna 458 716 421 856
Bigeye tuna 11,434 10,453 6,821 6,118
Herring 700 223 78 24
Cod 3,862 3,612 1,179 1,142
Mackerel 20,890 12,556 3,687 1,938
Mero 1,144 817 1,057 424
Jack mackerel 1,627 4,982 200 546
Sea bream 180 173 50 37
Capelin 1,929 1,796 490 420
Billfish 494 748 132 208
Spanish mackerel 59 141 17 41
Rockfish 6,000 3,912 1,360 918
Sablefish 849 1,851 1,010 1,854
Herring roe 1,396 2,226 1,118 1,438
Pollock roe 1,035 736 1,248 1,161
Mero, fillet 326 459 427 421
Swordfish, fillet 136 132 69 77
Pollock surimi 27,753 20,910 7,278 4,306
Cod surimi 710 267 175 54
Threadfin bream surimi 6,963 6,016 1,592 1,041
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 508 587 584 702
Pollock roe 92 183 160 379
Salmon roe 500 603 604 757
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,203 1,133 707 611
Arkshell 570 710 238 303
Spiny lobster 128 142 448 445
King crab 1,009 3,931 818 1,777
Tanner crab 2,650 2,528 770 554
Blue crab 53 151 78 157
Korean crab 287 - 357 -
Other crab 160 476 230 448
Oyster 507 1,207 373 1,115
Clam 2,040 2,241 370 485
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 430 227 917 420
Lobster 127 30 328 74
Shrimp 25,279 21,478 29,385 22,656
King crab 1,525 2,218 2,683 2,644
Tanner crab 2,305 2,013 2,465 2,017
Blue crab 1,349 1,336 596 522
Korean crab 19 - 13 -
Other crab 38 62 31 30
European cuttlefish 1,005 921 584 412
Octopus 6,089 15,259 3,938 7,526
Scallop 14 44 20 35
Other cuttlefish 2,356 2,434 1,444 1,531
Squid 240 70 56 23
Abalone 37 53 158 174
Salted/dried:
Squid 50 51 32 30
Sea urchin roe 12 16 30 29
Jellyfish 804 923 343 339
Seaweed, dried 706 646 392 330
Seaweed, salted 500 674 59 56
Prepared:
Eel 1,845 3,102 1,735 2,794
Canned crab 803 940 1,715 2,484
Fish meal 54,664 37,593 4,348 2,777
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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