JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES
DECEMBER 2011
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                            DECEMBER             JAN - DECEMBER
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                                  Million                Million
Fishery Products           M.T.     Yen            M.T.    Yen
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LIVE:   
 Eel, aduld                685     2,129          9,658   24,057
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         2,994     1,799         22,206   15,761     
 Yellowfin tuna          1,416     1,221         13,611   11,207
 Bigeye tuna             1,398     1,167         12,089   10,398   
 Bluefin tuna              263       638          2,619    5,098
 Spanish mackerel          139        86          2,659    1,370
 Other fish                733       434          4,717    2,897
 
FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         3,087     1,624         40,827   21,944
 Pacific coho           15,492     7,345         94,002   44,713
 Other pacific salmon      332       150          6,510    3,137
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  2,945     1,529         39,569   22,051
 Halibut                 2,547     1,670         24,847   15,405   
 Other flatfish          2,553       488         25,108    5,090
 Yellowfin tuna          4,290     1,795         47,817   16,665
 Skipjack                4,739       670         42,244    5,514
 Bigeye tuna             4,757     3,926         62,083   50,550
 Bluefin tuna              611     1,374          3,242    7,360
 Herring                   465        61         31,832    3,090
 Cod                     1,702       552         16,687    5,271
 Sardine                   375        49          4,977      413
 Mackerel               15,445     3,818         59,398   14,427
 Jack mackerel           5,284       858         32,350    4,717
 Capelin                 1,462       422         23,068    5,361
 Globefish                 422        89          4,504    1,094
 Rockfish                1,204       556         23,547    9,232
 Sablefish                 472       696          8,640   13,072
 Other fish              4,302     1,257         79,211   17,496 
 Herring roe               199       143          2,552    1,987
 Pollock roe               503       302         38,407   28,842
 Other fish roe            606     1,054          8,691    8,599
 IQ fish fillet          5,707     2,237         66,617   24,149
 Tuna, fillet            2,420     3,034         24,734   27,939
 Bluefin tuna, fillet      137       547          9,331   26,317
 Other fish, fillet      6,220     3,717         68,386   36,240   
 Pollock surimi          9,750     2,536         80,438   19,580
 Threadfin bream surimi  4,949     1,220         48,309   11,985
 Other minced fish      13,283     4,324        119,943   37,450
SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               416       418          5,772    5,371
 Salmon, fillet            122       146          1,309   16,855
 Other fish                538       656          4,291    5,104
LIVE
 Sea urchin              1,115       712          9,734    5,267

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 390       450          2,911    3,116
 Tanner crab               416       267          7,751    4,150
 Oyster                    270       212          5,230    3,178
 Clam                    1,308       284          7,249    1,564
 Sea urchin roe            193       942          1,299    5,699
 Baby clam               4,973       614         30,831    4,605
 Fresh water calm          293        54          4,263      754
 Others                    573       385          3,604    2,564

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             202       439          2,226    4,849
 Shrimp                 19,438    17,621        205,216  174,607
 King crab                 972     2,241          7,779   18,384
 Tanner crab             1,305     1,694         25,999   31,453
 European cuttlefish        95       120          3,092    2,396
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,451     1,830         32,556   18,479
 Octopus                 3,241     2,620         38,354   28,171
 Cuttlefish              1,293     1,107         12,938    9,744
 Squid                   3,509     1,062         41,363   11,424 
 Sea urchin roe            181       358          2,092    4,764
 Baby clam                  68        20          1,148      353
 Others                    857     1,409          6,880   10,734
SALTED/DRIED:  
 Cuttlefish                 26        62            558      925
 Squid                     214       256          1,793    1,972
 Jellyfish                 305       124          5,760    1,884

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     769       493         10,878    6,851
 Salted                    320        48         12,094    1,584
 Fresh/frozen              737       118         19,714    3,165
 Others                    227       117          3,882    2,005
PREPARED :
 Tuna                    1,601       779         26,654   11,775
 Sardine, dried juvenile   163       143          1,326    1,330 
 Eal                     1,219     3,616         14,642   33,998
 Other fish              8,178     4,380         83,480   37,990
 Pollock roe               715       818          7,629    9,283
 Salmon roe, ikura         179       508          1,343    3,394
 Crab                    1,848     3,107         13,696   20,713
 Shrimp, salted          2,324     2,589         23,592   26,672
 Shrimp, other           4,861     3,333         49,184   32,993
 Squid                   3,597     1,764         46,584   22,297
 Other molluscs          3,777     1,890         40,285   18,358
 Fish meal              15,091     1,508        234,397   27,267
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12/09/13


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