JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, 
JANUARY - DECEMBER 2002
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                        Metric tons             Million yen      
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Fishery Products        2002       2001         2002       2001
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Live:                               
Eel, adult            20,884     17,375       19,347     13,840
Others                 9,461      9,679       11,533     11,893

Fresh:                   
Pacific sockeye           50         42           51         42
Pacific coho               -          -            -          -
Other Pacific salmon   1,512      1,789          939        938
Atlantic salmon       27,154     29,621       17,640     17,587
Yellowfin tuna        31,901     36,282       23,333     25,369
Bluefin tuna           6,105      7,094       15,295     19,505
Bigeye tuna           21,800     21,605       16,949     16,669
Southern bluefin tuna  2,140      2,758        5,411      6,745
Sea bream                792      1,107          486        778
Billfish               1,608      1,741        1,248      1,224

Frozen:                               
Swordfish              1,496      1,555        1,248      1,301
Pacific sockeye       55,046     49,633       27,573     25,885
Pacific coho          81,457     88,577       21,902     28,744
Other Pacific salmon  15,162     13,736        5,324      4,234
Pink salmon           82,007     82,990       26,092     27,901
Atlantic salmon        6,309      7,836        2,315      2,664
Other salmon             439      1,642          107        580
Halibut               32,974     28,545       13,080     10,439
Albacore tuna          1,674      4,514          376      1,370
Yellowfin tuna       108,562     89,936       29,017     24,341
Skipjack              73,201     56,546        6,527      4,913
Bluefin tuna           3,568      2,706        8,565      5,442
Bigeye tuna          140,638    119,038       82,334     74,879
Herring               47,645     49,169        6,347      6,908
Cod                   27,641     26,901        8,304      8,461
Mackerel             148,794    173,850       26,128     25,392
Mero                   9,976      9,740        8,649      5,886
Jack mackerel         49,089     64,120        6,491      7,888
Sea bream              4,258      3,328        1,008        848
Capelin               35,347     36,376        7,853      7,257
Billfish               6,662      6,635        1,667      1,835
Spanish mackerel       1,508      1,399          667        551
Rockfish              41,374     38,300       10,118      9,751
Sablefish             12,292     13,970       13,475     14,254
Herring roe            5,048      5,037        3,910      3,176
Pollock roe           33,764     40,728       47,571     68,367
Mero, fillet           4,658      5,328        5,471      5,303
Swordfish, fillet      1,063      1,037          574        628
Pollock surimi       128,570    142,213       32,276     28,091
Cod surimi             5,251      6,034        1,200      1,121
Threadfin bream surimi69,023     59,131       14,279     10,385

Salted/dried:
Herring roe            8,013      7,920       12,154     12,116
Pollock roe            2,017      1,931        3,515      3,668
Salmon roe             4,628      4,410        7,263      6,832

Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin            11,926     11,155        7,112      7,000
Arkshell               6,717      7,279        3,316      4,030
Spiny lobster          1,958      2,276        7,072      6,987
King crab             13,357     22,400        9,570     12,010
Tanner crab           32,605     29,550       10,832      8,675
Blue crab                497        929          653      1,073
Korean crab            2,912          -        2,968          -
Other crab             1,187      4,689        1,132      3,756
Oyster                 9,344     14,892          536      9,959
Clam                  20,782     21,874        3,996      5,133

Frozen:
Spiny lobster          5,660      5,579       12,789     11,492
Lobster                1,407      1,082        3,211      2,350
Shrimp               248,842    245,049      269,580    276,451
King crab             12,584     16,069       25,555     25,262
Tanner crab           33,092     26,927       34,469     27,101
Blue crab              8,216      6,665        3,910      3,066
Korean crab0             111          -           78          -
Other crab               656        912          469        524
European cuttlefish   11,267     11,550        5,437      5,165
Octopus               74,358     85,680       42,675     37,544
Scallop                  613        497          622        521
Other cuttlefish      24,825     27,405       15,875     17,480
Squid                 11,136      1,454        2,185        328
Abalone                  279        367        1,322      1,449

Salted/dried:
Squid                  1,655      1,828        1,086      1,130
Sea urchin roe           255        319          914      1,124
Jellyfish              9,231      8,666        3,818      3,810
Seaweed, dried         8,047      7,525        4,519      4,134
Seaweed, salted       18,712     21,930        2,117      2,140

Prepared:
Eel                   59,771     69,385       62,521     66,720
Canned crab            5,041      3,997       11,089     10,207
Fish meal            475,328    473,160       37,423     32,253
                                                              
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports

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

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