JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY AND JANUARY-MAY, 2019 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Fishery Products May May Jan. -May Jan. -May Kilogram 1,000 yen Kilogram 1,000 yen _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Atlantic Bluefin Tuna, Fresh: France 1,003 2,914 5,161 14,853 Spain 3,942 10,995 23,396 63,004 Italy - - 1,894 4,505 Greece - - 59,227 126,658 Cyprus 2,649 6,210 4,970 13,935 Croatia 378 758 2,458 4,989 USA - - 22,756 59,792 Mexico - - 1,025 2,863 Algeria - - - 1,132 1,785 Total 7,972 20,877 122,019 292,384 Sockeye Salmon, Frozen Russia 541,848 516,982 4,052,022 3,764,833 Canada - - 208,620 247,222 USA 27,110 29,340 505,777 498,745 Total 568,958 546,322 4,766,419 4,510,800 Yellowfin Tuna, Frozen: Republic of Korea 131,373 53,074 636,087 316,169 China 602,732 353,510 1,992,669 1,183,639 Taiwan 1,157,114 631,296 7,620,820 4,105,465 Brunei 77,960 10,086 88,104 11,441 Philippines 49,780 12,293 908,011 261,698 Indonesia - - 25,340 5,568 Oman - - 13,542 8,033 France 70,732 23,141 286,352 96,816 Spain 52,725 13,444 358,968 98,734 USA 95,380 26,986 116,944 33,185 Belize - - 358 222 Panama 36,372 22,425 39,723 24,772 ST. Vincent - - 4,110 2,460 Equador 914 685 914 685 Senegal - - 3,977 2,426 Cote D' - - 16,843 10,388 Kenia - - 55,063 30,301 Seychelles 482,705 286,897 3,199,873 1,815,688 Mauritius - - 76,369 25,377 Namibia 111,169 68,156 111,169 68,156 Papua New Guinea 34,388 8,771 665,116 195,655 Cook Islands - - 39,026 18,896 Vanuatu 97,244 60,486 467,829 268,347 Fiji 45,045 26,300 299,944 175,012 Solomon Is 30,619 5,846 314,667 161,366 Kiribati 172,308 38,430 490,941 122,783 Tuvalu 53,759 18,044 87,373 28,489 Micronesia 30,347 12,273 191,375 68,805 Total 3,332,666 1,672,143 18,111,507 9,140,576 Sablefish, Frozen: Russia - - 2,635 2,050 Canada 43,990 50,828 177,438 233,578 USA 288,424 302,420 1,141,939 1,313,774 Total 332,414 353,248 1,322,012 1,549,402 Salmon Fillet, Frozen: China - - 19,658 19,979 Vietnam 33,609 29,742 139,947 148,812 Thailand - - 19,572 28,337 Norway 163,032 222,434 393,010 665,984 Russia 546,375 497,761 2,057,453 1,863,453 Faroe Islands - - 1,675 2,854 Canada 1,000 724 8,790 6,397 USA 58,229 76,387 591,451 630,231 Chile 1,535,124 2,019,861 10,030,550 12,518,778 New Zealand 16,164 32,410 23,412 52,186 Total 2,353,533 2,879,319 13,285,518 15,937,011 Alaska Pollock, Surimi, Frozen: USA 15,221,600 5,631,069 42,848,720 15,969,749 Total 15,221,600 5,631,069 42,848,720 15,969,749 Herring roe, salted: Netherlands 88,840 83,008 104,696 93,902 Germany 71,963 59,065 94,056 69,574 Russia 13,440 16,165 136,720 129,939 Canada 8,217 13,112 127,932 151,805 USA - - 16,277 18,771 Total 182,460 171,350 479,681 463,991 Pollock roe, salted: China 40,327 54,646 258,459 340,976 Spain 107 274 198 509 Russia 9,745 13,416 63,586 85,584 USA 19,214 24,160 159,178 165,854 Total 69,393 92,496 481,421 592,923 Salmon roe, salted: Norway - - 4,295 10,141 Denmark - - 214,424 807,874 Finland - - 15,000 45,177 USA 504 1,151 27,649 53,075 Total 504 1,151 261,368 916,267 ____________________________________________________________________________ Data Source: Japan Ministry of Finance Contact: Sunee C. Sonu (Sunee.Sonu@noaa.gov)