JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES
MARCH 2012

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Fishery Products            Metric tons           Million yen

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Pollock roe, salted:                

   China                          66                    74

   Russia                          -                     -

   USA                            13                    12

   Total                          79                    86

 

Salmon roe, salted:

   Denmark                       119                   282

   Finland                        11                    26

   USA                             -                     -

   Total                         131                   308

 

Herring roe, salted:

   China                          16                    11

   Netherlands                    11                     9

   Russia                          -                     -

   Canada                         17                    12

   USA                             -                     -

   Total                          44                    31

 

Alaska Pollock, surimi, frozen:

   USA                        10,866                 2,926

   Total                      10,866                 2,926

 

Pacific Salmon, frozen, fillet:

   China                           -                     -

   Thailand                        7                     5

   Philippines                     -                     -

   Norway                        473                   507

   Denmark                         1                     1

   Russia                          2                     1

   Canada                          -                     -

   USA                            49                    50

   Chile                         601                   442

   Australia                       1                     2

   New Zealand                     4                     5

   Total                       1,138                 1,014

 

Sockeye Salmon, frozen:

   Russia                        127                    63

   Canada                          -                     -

   USA                           279                   175

   Total                         406                   238

 

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna,fresh:

   Republic of Korea              17                     8

   France                          -                     -

   Spain                          50                   173

   Greece                         13                    37

   USA                             3                     8

   Mexico                         11                    40

   Total                          94                   266

 

Sablefish:

   Canada                         78                   115

   USA                           108                   144

   Total                         186                   259

 

Yellowfin Tuna:

   Republic of Korea             749                   209

   China                          34                    21

   Taiwan                      1,652                   760

   Vietnam                        24                     3

   Thailand                       25                    11

   Malaysia                        -                     -

   Philippines                   247                    66

   Indonesia                     229                    79

   Oman                           11                     6

   France                         25                     7

   USA                           543                   109

   Belize                         54                    34

   Ecuador                        17                    11

   Ghana                         120                    37

   Cape Verde                      -                     -

   Seychelles                    107                    62

   Papa New Gurnee                88                    20

   Vanuatu                       253                    47

   Fiji                          108                    53

   Kiribati                       37                    10

   Tuvalu                          -                     -

   Marshall Islands              481                    94

   Micronesia                    469                   100

   Total                       5,273                 1,738

 

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0 ... more than zero but less than 0.5 metric ton

- ... zero

Total may not add due to rounding

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/2013


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