JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 2002
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                        Metric tons             Million yen      
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Fishery Products   Nov. 2002    Nov. 2001  Nov. 2002    Nov. 2001
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Live:                               
Eel, adult             1,608          848      1,390          624
Others                 1,253        1,212      1,747        1,453
Fresh:  
              
Pacific sockeye            -            -          -            -
Pacific coho               -            -          -            -
Other Pacific salmon     125          126         79           77
Atlantic salmon        1,954        2,350      1,341        1,268
Yellowfin tuna         2,404        3,067      1,742        2,160
Bluefin tuna             447          623      1,272        2,253
Bigeye tuna            1,761        1,831      1,323        1,414
Southern bluefin tuna      6           11          8            9
Sea bream                 48           93         33           77
Billfish                 164          232        150          167
Frozen:                               
Swordfish                133          148        101          106
Pacific sockeye        4,997        4,835      1,938        2,114
Pacific coho           4,145        3,664      1,842          780
Other Pacific salmon   1,067          863        389          226
Pink salmon            7,352        7,903      3,172        1,975
Atlantic salmon          699          800        316          189
Other salmon               -           63          -           10
Halibut                1,353        1,962        563          702
Albacore tuna            154          815         28          259
Yellowfin tuna         8,790        8,670      2,338        2,533
Skipjack              11,486        6,551      1,082          551
Bluefin tuna               1           60          3           81
Bigeye tuna           13,078        9,292      8,035        5,331
Herring                  258          642         28           86
Cod                    2,702        2,595        813          822
Mackerel              64,533       32,523     11,430        5,239
Mero                     662          805        614          487
Jack mackerel          4,634        8,724        482          934
Sea bream                444          484        136          155
Capelin                1,371        1,639        440          484
Billfish                 500          690        141          223
Spanish mackerel         232          176        117           82
Rockfish               2,805        2,212        614          545
Sablefish              1,116        1,424      1,326        1,469
Herring roe            2,214        1,386      1,735          847
Pollock roe            1,343        1,316      1,408        1,479
Mero, fillet             512          465        727          453
Swordfish, fillet         97          118         55           80
Pollock surimi        12,677       20,055      3,398        4,344
Cod surimi               346          348         83           63
Threadfin bream surimi 7,207        6,966      1,622        1,219
Salted/dried:
Herring roe              518          634        698          752
Pollock roe              141          199        223          377
Salmon roe               473          189        675          312
Shellfish
Live/fresh:
Sea urchin             1,127        1,377        617          692
Arkshell                 600          611        254          274
Spiny lobster            135          161        482          497
King crab                928        3,236        974        1,924
Tanner crab            2,836        3,476      1,230          923
Blue crab                123          181        159          157
Korean crab              212            -        287            -
Other crab               127          431        219          510
Oyster                   745        1,841        522        1,626
Clam                   2,600        2,743        458          584
Frozen:
Spiny lobster            384          388        874          728
Lobster                  164           69        449          145
Shrimp                25,200       23,512     30,062       24,252
King crab              3,549        3,809      9,495        7,434
Tanner crab            1,579        2,096      1,892        2,219
Blue crab              2,428        1,631      1,182          650
Korean crab                6            -          3            -
Other crab                69           62         49           37
European cuttlefish    1,084          666        579          294
Octopus                4,538        7,219      2,998        3,557
Scallop                   33           50         22           36
Other cuttlefish       2,370        2,407      1,468        1,542
Squid                    176          160         34           42
Abalone                   23           43        119          232
Salted/dried:
Squid                    170           43        134           22
Sea urchin roe            21           46        122          263
Jellyfish                667          994        303          423
Seaweed, dried           751          682        379          359
Seaweed, salted          492          580         52           55
Prepared:
Eel                    2,440        3,892      2,240        3,362
Canned crab              874          457      1,809        1,080
Fish meal             24,066       29,240      1,860        2,108
                                                              
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports

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