JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Dec. 1997 Dec. 1996 Dec. 1997 Dec. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,017 941 1,446 1,632
Others 570 449 662 667
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 138 188 105 129
Atlantic salmon 2,305 1,990 1,812 1,590
Yellowfin tuna 3,680 3,871 3,133 2,946
Bluefin tuna 512 291 1,798 1,122
Bigeye tuna 2,646 2,756 2,433 2,405
Southern bluefin tuna 81 322 108 485
Sea Bream 187 228 206 291
Billfish 238 393 224 324
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 946 1,644 592 1,024
Pacific coho 632 1,072 291 651
Other Pacific salmon 484 424 199 236
Pink salmon 4,400 4,605 1,982 2,415
Atlantic salmon 1,206 991 724 537
Other salmon - 589 - 327
Halibut 662 1,513 252 713
Albacore tuna 228 290 50 75
Yellowfin tuna 4,580 7,857 1,648 3,120
Skipjack 7,113 5,726 1,055 762
Bluefin tuna 161 54 248 74
Bigeye tuna 7,511 9,000 4,912 7,911
Herring 4,671 9,657 481 861
Cod 1,860 1,677 337 347
Mackerel 52,968 12,149 12,395 2,510
Jack mackerel 12,001 4,946 1,479 589
Sea bream 474 957 198 365
Capelin 706 713 275 260
Billfish 954 1,806 379 889
Spanish mackerel 673 613 391 348
Rockfish 3,474 2,125 919 689
Sablefish 865 937 994 1,069
Herring roe 592 701 316 886
Pollock roe 2,170 4,220 2,033 3,806
Mero 658 1,441 577 1,335
Pollock surimi 4,015 4,563 1,354 1,205
Cod Surimi 320 86 102 20
Threadfin bream 4,141 3,080 1,107 807
Salted/dried
Herring roe 395 295 483 313
Pollock roe 322 339 462 476
Salmon roe 184 154 401 366
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 860 955 564 687
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 390 366 1,167 1,265
King crab 2,437 2,113 1,865 1,738
Tanner crab 1,852 1,609 1,014 943
Blue crab 369 647 602 756
Other crab 606 300 663 356
Oyster 1,152 1,320 1,087 1,490
Clam 4,207 4,530 798 837
Frozen
Spiny lobster 556 388 1,088 755
Lobster 47 44 117 73
Shrimp 20,930 22,213 32,603 27,893
King crab 2,392 3,798 3,401 6,463
Tanner crab 1,183 1,300 874 1,356
Blue crab 784 1,464 414 726
Other crab 324 343 526 437
European cuttlefish 726 903 535 385
Octopus 2,508 2,446 1,429 1,424
Scallop 37 32 26 19
Other cuttlefish 2,884 2,616 2,303 1,988
Squid 222 340 53 117
Abalone 64 74 322 334
Salted/dried
Squid 44 72 27 70
Sea urchin roe 95 93 367 358
Jellyfish 786 635 299 424
Seaweed, dried 515 392 445 334
Seaweed, salted - 240 - 21
Prepared
Eel 3,052 3,885 4,984 8,279
Canned crab 19 61 51 230
Fish meal 17,915 28,392 1,614 2,039
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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