JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 1997
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                             Metric tons                Million yen     
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Fishery Products        Mar. 1997    Mar. 1996    Mar. 1997    Mar. 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult                  794         674          1,601        1,124
Others                      395         400            473          535
Fresh
Pacific sockeye               -           -              -            -
Pacific coho                  -           -              -            -
Other Pacific salmon         91         138             79           95
Atlantic salmon           2,012       1,729          1,633        1,321
Yellowfin tuna            3,377       2,987          2,471        2,180
Bluefin tuna                308         243            655          621
Bigeye tuna               2,196       2,082          1,891        1,784
Southern bluefin tuna       651         440            745          450
Sea bream                   184         224            179          271
Billfish                    152         171            130          135
Frozen                           
Pacific sockeye             139         867             78          375
Pacific coho              8,207       8,881          4,763        3,446
Other Pacific salmon        282         401            168          107
Pink salmon               3,656       3,308          1,770        1,208
Atlantic salmon             223         379            117          183
Other salmon                  -         468              -          187
Halibut                   1,437       1,162            680          511
Albacore tuna                97         238             27           49
Yellowfin tuna            7,972       5,775          2,461        2,268
Skipjack                  3,952       4,509            483          472
Bluefin tuna                  6           1              9            2
Bigeye tuna               9,395      10,584          7,003        8,453
Herring                   1,647       2,887            290          649
Cod                       6,105       6,473          1,218        1,159
Mackerel                  6,473      12,703          1,289        1,558
Jack mackerel             5,233       6,152            651          661
Sea bream                 1,228         555            434          162
Capelin                   1,178         605            288          170
Billfish                    710         889            252          371
Spanish mackerel            324         247            118          134
Rockfish                  1,953       2,162            630          559
Sablefish                   509         750            556          688
Herring roe                 538         740            557          751
Pollock roe               8,282       5,262          9,123        5,897
Mero                      1,533       1,298          1,412          896
Pollock surimi           14,392       7,079          4,067        1,529
Cod Surimi                  143          20             32            3
Threadfin bream           1,872       1,365            504          329
Salted/dried                     
Herring roe                 200         151            418          528
Pollock roe                 257         390            360          518
Salmon roe                  153         110            373          305
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell                    937         925            617          546
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster               212         251            847          827
King crab                 1,555       1,362          1,172        1,047
Tanner crab                 665         849            323          268
Blue crab                   147          82            188          171
Other crab                  100          82            121           98
Oyster                      924       1,060            565          654
Clam                      1,627       2,248            333          430
Frozen                           
Spiny lobster             1,107       1,203          2,712        2,408
Lobster                      34          84             73          160
Shrimp                   16,667      18,810         21,325       21,013
King crab                 1,534       2,423          2,434        3,257
Tanner crab               2,277       3,649          1,737        3,014
Blue crab                   306         149            205           73
Other crab                   66         172             46          158
European cuttlefish       1,591       2,042            858          906
Octopus                  10,734      10,288          8,052        5,755
Scallop                      46           7             80           10
Other cuttlefish          1,906       1,817          1,670        1,362
Squid                       668          61            154           12
Abalone                      42          40            185          139
Salted/dried                     
Squid                        22          43             25           41
Sea urchin roe               24          25             48           78
Jellyfish                   613         410            433          172
Seaweed, dried              334         278            344          254
Seaweed, salted               -       7,569              -        1,132
Prepared                         
Eel                       5,202       1,982         12,005        4,212
Canned crab                  59          79            285          209
Fish meal                14,262      32,175          1,166        2,519
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source:  NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

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