JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2002
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                        Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products   Dec. 2002  Dec. 2001    Dec. 2002  Dec. 2001
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Live: 
Eel, adult             1,972      1,335        1,980      1,026
Others                   780        977          858      1,171

Fresh:              
Pacific sockeye            -          -            -          -
Pacific coho               -          -            -          -
Other Pacific salmon     213        176          135        105
Atlantic salmon        2,931      3,556        2,076      1,921
Yellowfin tuna         3,324      3,365        2,444      2,423
Bluefin tuna           1,018      1,023        2,815      3,961
Bigeye tuna            2,385      2,217        1,766      1,649
Southern bluefin tuna      5          9            4          8
Sea bream                 61        119           40         78
Billfish                 194        251          166        175

Frozen:                               
Swordfish                115        116           95         93
Pacific sockeye        1,786      2,259          781        970
Pacific coho           7,902      9,467        3,829      2,165
Other Pacific salmon     513        509          235        138
Pink salmon            8,875     11,171        3,995      2,732
Atlantic salmon          620        681          300        183
Other salmon              84         29           37         14
Halibut                1,823      2,010          734        735
Albacore tuna            123        297           22         87
Yellowfin tuna         8,633      8,387        2,306      2,196
Skipjack               8,045      6,691          736        525
Bluefin tuna             347        236        1,111        565
Bigeye tuna            9,928     10,053        5,929      5,757
Herring                3,911      3,304          513        360
Cod                    3,585      2,732        1,085        857
Mackerel              30,426     63,587        5,559      9,969
Mero                     793        343          804        243
Jack mackerel          7,321      8,598          746        993
Sea bream                279        528           97        144
Capelin                2,203      1,199          508        408
Billfish                 445        621          107        193
Spanish mackerel         326        143          141         65
Rockfish               1,611      1,434          370        380
Sablefish                674        953          798      1,004
Herring roe              550        285          422        181
Pollock roe              793      1,401        1,130      1,568
Mero, fillet             277        357          405        340
Swordfish, fillet         88        143           49         95
Pollock surimi         3,105      5,258          861      1,119
Cod surimi                38        143           12         25
Threadfin bream surimi 6,523      5,691        1,472      1,003

Salted/dried:
Herring roe              127        151          104        175
Pollock roe              203        229          325        404
Salmon roe                90        165          176        438

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin             1,494      1,414          834        839
Arkshell                 510        644          258        315
Spiny lobster            298        342        1,024      1,012
King crab              1,384      2,939        1,377      2,135
Tanner crab            3,968      3,369        1,636      1,141
Blue crab                202        175          253        215
Korean crab              263          -          454          -
Other crab                88        420          130        510
Oyster                   869      1,448          545      1,209
Clam                   3,047      3,593          587        805

Frozen:
Spiny lobster            544        335        1,281        640
Lobster                   67         51          154        110
Shrimp                22,374     24,769       26,043     25,905
King crab              2,528      2,912        5,612      4,275
Tanner crab            1,610      1,876        1,840      1,727
Blue crab              1,864        858          948        371
Korean crab               12          -            8          -
Other crab               146         81          153         39
European cuttlefish      810        730          537        293
Octopus                2,816      4,654        1,688      2,482
Scallop                   80         53           81         57
Other cuttlefish       2,080      2,277        1,339      1,538
Squid                    193        116           59         38
Abalone                   30         30          136        134

Salted/dried:
Squid                    296        335          200        206
Sea urchin roe            44         42          282        235
Jellyfish                414        650          217        391
Seaweed, dried           632        646          358        337
Seaweed, salted          393        674           32         60

Prepared:
Eel                    3,249      4,864        3,013      4,290
Canned crab              602        578        1,384      1,351
Fish meal             18,733     33,255        1,462      2,379
                                                              
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports

Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA  
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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