JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JAN. - DEC. 2003
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                           Metric tons             Million yen    
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Fishery Products          2003      2002        2003       2002
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Live:                               
Eel, adult              24,052    20,884      23,919     19,347
Others                   9,467     9,461      11,684     11,533

Fresh:
Pacific sockeye             50        50          51         51
Pacific coho                 -         -           -          -
Other Pacific salmon     1,420     1,512         994        939
Atlantic salmon         25,233    27,154      16,427     17,640
Yellowfin tuna          27,723    31,901      19,781     23,333
Bluefin tuna            10,589     6,105      20,714     15,295 
Bigeye tuna             18,366    21,800      14,396     16,949
Southern bluefin tuna    3,025     2,140       6,812      5,411
Sea bream                  401       792         234        486 
Billfish                 1,961     1,608       1,514      1,248

Frozen:
Sardine                 38,842    31,937       3,069      2,728
Swordfish                  897     1,496         816      1,248 
Pacific sockeye         47,546    55,046      23,454     27,573
Pacific coho            57,863    81,457      25,647     21,902
Other Pacific salmon    11,403    15,162       4,766      5,324  
Pink/chum salmon        66,207    82,007      26,265     26,092
Atlantic salmon          3,842     6,309       1,685      2,315
Other salmon               254       439          97        107
Halibut                 29,899    32,974      14,795     13,080
Albacore tuna            2,806     1,674         694        376
Yellowfin tuna         102,521   108,562      26,444     29,017
Skipjack                71,888    73,201       5,686      6,527
Bluefin tuna             4,772     3,568      11,599      8,565
Bigeye tuna            127,179   140,638      75,652     82,334
Herring                 47,913    47,645       6,175      6,347
Cod                     25,116    27,641       7,643      8,304
Mackerel               128,269   148,794      19,842     26,128
Mero                     7,379     9,976       6,703      8,649
Jack mackerel           43,065    49,089       4,727      6,491
Sea bream                2,686     4,258         598      1,008
Capelin                 19,809    35,347       4,566      7,853
Billfish                 5,509     6,662       1,414      1,667
Spanish mackerel         1,523     1,508         539        667
Rockfish                42,203    41,374       9,595     10,118
Sablefish               12,319    12,292      13,247     13,475
Herring roe              5,326     5,048       3,320      3,910
Pollock roe             36,351    33,764      48,832     47,571
Mero, fillet             2,586     4,658       3,343      5,471
Swordfish, fillet        1,159     1,063         571        574
Pollock surimi         101,448   128,570      20,813     32,276
Cod surimi               3,207     5,251         613      1,200
Threadfin bream surimi  63,922    69,023      11,937     14,279  

Salted/dried:
Herring roe              8,573     8,013      12,467     12,154
Pollock roe              2,213     2,017       3,493      3,515
Salmon roe               4,632     4,628       6,500      7,263

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin              11,822    11,926       6,170      7,112
Arkshell                 6,227     6,717       3,239      3,316
Spiny lobster            1,902     1,958       5,684      7,072
King crab               20,104    13,357      10,506      9,570
Tanner crab             36,335    32,605      11,151     10,832
Blue crab                  445       497         647        653
Korean crab              3,870     2,912       4,021      2,968
Other crab               1,593     1,187       1,147      1,132
Oyster                   8,192     9,344       4,286        536
Clam                    18,770    20,782       3,198      3,996

Frozen:
Spiny lobster            5,254     5,660      10,164     12,789
Lobster                    861     1,407       2,068      3,211
Shrimp                 233,251   248,842     225,409    269,580
King crab               12,882    12,584      25,873     25,555
Tanner crab             23,709    33,092      28,278     34,469 
Blue crab                6,406     8,216       3,014      3,910
Korean crab                164       111          90         78
Other crab                 647       656         418        469
European cuttlefish     11,505    11,267       6,442      5,437
Octopus                 55,898    74,358      35,734     42,675
Scallop                    406       613         411        622
Other cuttlefish        21,108    24,825      12,896     15,875
Squid                    7,487    11,136       1,695      2,185 
Abalone                    317       279       1,211      1,322

Salted/dried:
Squid                    1,561     1,655       1,078      1,086
Sea urchin roe             233       255         886        914
Jellyfish                8,046     9,231       2,886      3,818
Seaweed, dried           8,338     8,047       4,473      4,519
Seaweed, salted         16,388    18,712       1,736      2,117

Prepared:
Eel                     42,278    59,771      41,155     62,521
Canned crab              4,224     5,041       7,238     11,089
Fish meal              383,046   475,328      28,212     37,423

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