JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 2002
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Jan.2002 Jan.2001 Jan.2002 Jan.2001
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,574 1,616 1,285 1,372
Others 583 547 705 612
Fresh:
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 144 78 85 51
Atlantic salmon 2,268 2,369 1,250 1,429
Yellowfin tuna 2,703 3,200 1,974 2,175
Bluefin tuna 640 590 2,300 2,291
Bigeye tuna 2,116 1,860 1,587 1,383
Southern bluefin tuna 22 13 17 13
Sea bream 66 80 62 75
Billfish 150 142 99 92
Frozen:
Swordfish 68 78 58 59
Pacific sockeye 1,854 813 846 390
Pacific coho 21,141 17,269 4,809 5,862
Other Pacific salmon 669 284 220 129
Pink salmon 9,606 8,792 2,389 3,024
Atlantic salmon 518 915 151 359
Other salmon - 69 - 35
Halibut 3,319 2,401 1,189 841
Albacore tuna 127 103 32 26
Yellowfin tuna 7,063 6,850 2,116 2,083
Skipjack 4,600 2,703 411 191
Bluefin tuna 474 118 1,155 329
Bigeye tuna 8,962 6,422 5,177 4,305
Herring 5,829 5,604 606 418
Cod 3,015 2,849 960 924
Mackerel 7,267 27,795 1,261 3,545
Mero 982 897 671 519
Jack mackerel 10,783 11,847 1,223 1,304
Sea bream 152 114 28 26
Capelin 1,309 1,121 451 292
Billfish 764 372 213 106
Spanish mackerel 196 147 95 61
Rockfish 624 2,252 192 526
Sablefish 448 564 488 592
Herring roe 97 81 78 45
Pollock roe 892 480 1,210 685
Mero, fillet 597 797 575 874
Swordfish, fillet 76 34 42 19
Pollock surimi 2,134 4,474 428 915
Cod surimi 87 511 14 89
Threadfin bream surimi 5,835 5,335 1,100 943
Salted/dried:
Herring roe 99 65 83 31
Pollock roe 164 138 305 251
Salmon roe 404 326 1,015 788
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin 603 571 448 458
Arkshell 621 527 314 387
Spiny lobster 157 179 509 501
King crab 1,824 2,025 942 938
Tanner crab 1,902 1,318 638 613
Blue crab 52 175 71 219
Korean crab 108 - 124 -
Other crab 136 172 62 159
Oyster 940 1,589 685 1,193
Clam 2,067 21,500 439 547
Frozen:
Spiny lobster 356 452 685 749
Lobster 49 58 145 122
Shrimp 19,990 17,420 20,746 22,070
King crab 1,601 1,964 2,454 3,312
Tanner crab 825 762 856 797
Blue crab 372 565 201 304
Korean crab 21 - 16 -
Other crab 70 48 26 15
European cuttlefish 607 943 280 417
Octopus 2,813 1,081 1,454 3,747
Scallop 30 10 24 10
Other cuttlefish 1,873 2,234 1,273 1,347
Squid 15 - 6 -
Abalone 11 33 34 56
Salted/dried:
Squid 121 83 65 56
Sea urchin roe 43 16 169 68
Jellyfish 460 341 191 175
Seaweed, dried 601 509 338 303
Seaweed, salted 417 676 44 67
Prepared:
Eel 6,114 6,241 5,533 7,040
Canned crab 210 3 475 4
Fish meal 37,370 29,742 2,811 1,728
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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