JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products May 2002 May 2001 May 2002 May 2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,040 1,862 2,424 1,531
Others 701 778 817 955
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye 15 9 19 15
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 107 133 72 85
Atlantic salmon 2,271 2,375 1,528 1,471
Yellowfin tuna 2,940 3,304 2,091 2,297
Bluefin tuna 315 539 656 793
Bigeye tuna 1,636 1,688 1,340 1,385
Southern bluefin tuna 355 453 947 1,137
Sea bream 55 103 23 55
Billfish 132 142 108 103
Frozen:
Swordfish 130 131 124 121
Pacific sockeye 720 17 188 11
Pacific coho 3,056 2,989 631 1,093
Other Pacific salmon 460 953 205 483
Pink salmon 6,866 6,943 1,601 2,904
Atlantic salmon 559 779 161 312
Other salmon 126 402 25 153
Halibut 1,909 2,399 755 896
Albacore tuna 99 96 25 25
Yellowfin tuna 9,057 7,173 2,386 2,248
Skipjack 5,647 4,411 530 444
Bluefin tuna - 179 - 353
Bigeye tuna 13,161 13,062 7,797 8,554
Herring 3,645 4,694 637 803
Cod 959 863 258 277
Mackerel 3,362 4,040 528 509
Mero 398 1,360 270 826
Jack mackerel 1,864 3,062 255 352
Sea bream 163 386 41 79
Capelin 4,664 15,272 888 2,502
Billfish 483 609 131 147
Spanish mackerel 83 81 32 24
Rockfish 1,293 825 365 232
Sablefish 2,079 1,642 2,224 1,694
Herring roe 120 7 67 5
Pollock roe 7,567 14,242 10,744 24,862
Mero, fillet 274 522 309 521
Swordfish, fillet 141 62 82 32
Pollock surimi 5,900 15,210 1,495 3,026
Cod surimi - 361 - 66
Threadfin bream surimi 7,592 5,107 1,531 888
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 1,094 1,133 1,666 1,737
Pollock roe 223 145 371 275
Salmon roe 110 88 211 214
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 1,260 1,430 643 802
Arkshell 705 728 318 446
Spiny lobster 183 223 687 670
King crab 760 587 579 360
Tanner crab 3,582 3,838 1,180 1,001
Blue crab 1 12 2 18
Korean crab 259 - 182 -
Other crab 56 383 55 292
Oyster 1,103 1,313 570 656
Clam 1,170 1,345 206 351
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 567 733 1,437 1,719
Lobster 14 26 34 58
Shrimp 19,072 17,841 20,224 20,253
King crab 224 281 325 467
Tanner crab 2,604 1,388 2,759 1,385
Blue crab 141 246 64 151
Korean crab 7 - 6 -
Other crab 57 258 19 128
European cuttlefish 1,170 901 492 407
Octopus 13,885 5,097 7,893 2,243
Scallop 28 50 39 61
Other cuttlefish 1,973 2,203 1,277 1,431
Squid 111 52 51 9
Abalone 6 28 31 140
Salted/dried:
Squid 236 239 160 148
Sea urchin roe 11 32 15 94
Jellyfish 699 628 339 276
Seaweed, dried 765 736 430 416
Seaweed, salted 1,980 2,311 208 230
Prepared:
Eel 8,254 7,903 8,921 7,624
Canned crab 57 66 149 150
Fish meal 35,597 28,615 2,882 1,996
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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