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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