JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Aug. 2002 Aug. 2001 Aug. 2002 Aug. 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,534 1,128 1,215 841
Others 938 748 1,069 1,010
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 9 5 7 3
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 126 432 80 93
Atlantic salmon 2,331 2,405 1,566 1,476
Yellowfin tuna 2,496 3,132 1,969 2,235
Bluefin tuna 240 266 593 740
Bigeye tuna 1,969 1,899 1,640 1,605
Southern bluefin tuna 310 473 802 1,219
Sea bream 82 45 34 26
Billfish 119 103 86 78
Frozen:
Swordfish 175 181 148 155
Pacific sockeye 15,763 10,992 8,388 5,787
Pacific coho 1,135 1,145 327 328
Other Pacific salmon 3,735 3,791 1,253 795
Pink salmon 4,934 2,632 1,814 940
Atlantic salmon 535 496 227 147
Other salmon 26 29 6 7
Halibut 4,401 2,087 1,782 763
Albacore tuna 237 424 53 131
Yellowfin tuna 7,245 5,065 1,920 1,315
Skipjack 4,848 4,209 384 386
Bluefin tuna 46 168 96 335
Bigeye tuna 9,771 8,570 5,803 5,049
Herring 3,091 932 257 102
Cod 1,033 233 277 71
Mackerel 1,760 685 320 128
Mero 1,742 763 1,736 493
Jack mackerel 1,803 2,572 394 556
Sea bream 172 318 36 83
Capelin 8,078 1,187 1,587 336
Billfish 411 504 111 127
Spanish mackerel 32 23 13 5
Rockfish 11,696 14,522 2,723 3,703
Sablefish 1,511 1,259 1,616 1,234
Herring roe 9 40 11 22
Pollock roe 1,182 1,577 1,442 2,541
Mero, fillet 252 395 338 375
Swordfish, fillet 94 79 49 53
Pollock surimi 8,550 7,002 2,081 1,334
Cod surimi 914 1,053 216 187
Threadfin bream surimi 4,508 4,082 938 712
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 902 718 1,409 1,051
Pollock roe 194 129 345 269
Salmon roe 1,018 1,044 1,398 1,325
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 644 694 525 588
Arkshell 400 461 278 284
Spiny lobster 122 126 478 466
King crab 2,089 2,420 1,290 1,052
Tanner crab 1,723 1,903 504 432
Blue crab 1 7 2 9
Korean crab 402 - 332 -
Other crab 59 622 33 379
Oyster 336 89 157 52
Clam 903 202
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 400 350 861 711
Lobster 257 230 573 482
Shrimp 25,250 25,335 26,154 28,197
King crab 481 793 661 850
Tanner crab 4,861 2,887 4,759 2,720
Blue crab 243 245 113 143
Korean crab 11 - 8 -
Other crab 33 63 17 50
European cuttlefish 575 1,219 312 532
Octopus 2,649 1,865 1,293 682
Scallop 53 50 54 51
Other cuttlefish 2,238 2,821 1,293 1,707
Squid 3,514 120 675 37
Abalone 24 26 120 106
Salted/dried:
Squid 42 148 19 90
Sea urchin roe 24 34 30 53
Jellyfish 926 945 303 368
Seaweed, dried 618 615 335 320
Seaweed, salted 351 1,192 35 89
Prepared:
Eel 1,804 4,948 1,971 4,538
Canned crab 603 772 1,300 2,077
Fish meal 74,074 80,947 5,743 5,608
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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