JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Sept. 1997 Sept. 1996 Sept. 1997 Sept. 1997
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Live:
Eel, adult 806 624 1,071 1,025
Others 494 435 765 667
Fresh
Pacific sockeye - - - -
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 124 102 60 68
Atlantic salmon 1,461 1,360 1,112 1,040
Yellowfin tuna 2,099 2,500 1,752 1,685
Bluefin tuna 833 566 1,718 1,876
Bigeye tuna 1,834 2,042 1,703 1,633
Southern bluefin tuna 641 335 1,259 674
Sea bream 157 147 143 145
Billfish 221 131 179 106
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 9,703 12,213 6,801 7,241
Pacific coho 2,250 3,344 1,222 1,500
Other Pacific salmon 4,565 2,294 837 559
Pink salmon 4,167 1,076 1,897 555
Atlantic salmon 390 1,038 209 543
Other salmon 189 21 82 11
Halibut 2,173 2,526 842 1,313
Albacore tuna 154 150 54 42
Yellowfin tuna 6,595 8,573 2,721 2,716
Skipjack 3,164 3,617 452 464
Bluefin tuna 617 225 1,023 413
Bigeye tuna 9,299 4,376 6,048 3,395
Herring 54 200 6 24
Cod 1,113 841 203 153
Mackerel 1,725 3,775 348 589
Jack mackerel 3,774 5,110 475 936
Sea bream 429 929 129 272
Capelin 6,065 6,927 1,306 1,302
Billfish 871 1,556 309 647
Spanish mackerel 241 112 114 47
Rockfish 9,636 9,324 2,416 1,946
Sablefish 772 1,482 870 1,452
Herring roe 65 265 25 221
Pollock roe 3,991 2,474 3,316 2,387
Mero 725 445 611 387
Pollock surimi 9,202 5,216 2,975 1,168
Cod Surimi 3,598 4,898 1,090 897
Threadfin bream 3,570 2,291 1,067 559
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,363 793 1,686 2,076
Pollock roe 385 170 533 249
Salmon roe 1,854 1,452 1,718 1,505
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 598 869 445 454
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 115 136 533 541
King crab 2,353 1,703 1,156 992
Tanner crab 1,682 1,346 537 436
Blue crab 77 115 97 99
Other crab 537 297 455 265
Oyster 149 143 173 133
Clam 1,745 1,952 338 292
Frozen
Spiny lobster 378 470 848 974
Lobster 174 132 370 243
Shrimp 22,558 23,795 29,581 27,212
King crab 921 1,037 1,017 1,297
Tanner crab 4,793 7,648 4,161 6,830
Blue crab 775 615 387 324
Other crab 42 114 61 83
European cuttlefish 2,195 1,818 1,050 850
Octopus 7,050 7,959 4,744 6,030
Scallop 29 93 56 108
Other cuttlefish 2,437 2,245 1,787 1,623
Squid 3,315 2,920 426 676
Abalone 21 38 101 115
Salted/dried
Squid 10 111 19 95
Sea urchin roe 31 31 36 44
Jellyfish 996 1,294 350 605
Seaweed, dried 410 484 361 361
Seaweed, salted - 101 - 8
Prepared
Eel 3,488 2,309 6,321 5,267
Canned crab 5 94 16 342
Fish meal 54,231 23,350 4,469 1,681
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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