JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2005
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products DEC. 2005 DEC. 2004 DEC. 2005 DEC. 2004
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,857 2,272 2,898 2,992
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 2,848 3,022 2,095 1,933
Yellowfin tuna 2,441 2,624 1,878 1,900
Bigeye tuna 1,623 2,170 1,497 1,665
Bluefin tuna 1,664 1,890 3,887 3,835
Spanish mackerel 657 660 331 336
Other fish 1,947 2,443 1,081 969
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 2,137 1,072 890 485
Pacific coho 11,829 7,459 5,895 2,751
Other pacific salmon 595 678 216 276
Pink/chum/trout salmon 4,415 6,921 2,377 3,031
Halibut 1,725 1,985 1,024 1,029
Other flatfish 2,221 3,205 613 782
Yellowfin tuna 6,581 8,851 1,935 2,798
Skipjack 2,141 7,191 176 575
Bigeye tuna 8,132 13,905 5,299 8,841
Bluefin tuna 93 118 217 280
Herring 1,599 1,321 206 158
Cod 2,179 3,172 844 980
Sardine 3,150 3,643 265 275
Mackerel 25,187 31,044 7,839 6,812
Jack mackerel 7,379 7,976 892 750
Capelin 824 895 337 341
Globefish 1,312 1,215 244 186
Rockfish 1,239 1,276 487 304
Sablefish 549 1,142 590 1,039
Other fish 6,501 8,828 1,486 1,530
Mero (dressed) 44 74 72 59
Herring roe 177 699 92 381
Pollock roe 801 896 975 920
Other fish roe 1,166 825 958 747
IQ fish fillet 6,251 7,454 2,458 2,382
Tuna, fillet 1,455 1,468 1,507 1,478
Bluefine tuna, fillet 984 780 2,479 2,320
Other fish, fillet 9,703 10,877 6,639 6,057
Pollock surimi 5,379 5,180 1,583 1,077
Threadfin bream surimi 4,282 4,496 954 872
Other minced fish 9,768 11,818 2,921 3,007
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 316 268 267 176
Salmon, fillet 82 60 106 65
Other fish 367 346 401 330
LIVE:
Sea urchin 1,558 1,654 830 879
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 3,395 2,492 2,179 1,571
Tanner crab 1,889 2,502 753 915
Oyster 730 495 634 328
Clam 2,945 3,167 703 499
Sea urchin roe 282 338 1,624 1,735
Baby clam 4,228 6,677 597 786
Fresh water calm 658 708 72 73
Others 576 629 554 478
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 268 188 492 263
Shrimp 19,981 20,516 20,559 18,907
King crab 2,320 1,518 3,549 2,418
Tanner crab 1,719 1,432 1,701 1,291
European cuttlefish 908 973 622 652
Squid/cuttlefish 4,678 3,409 2,080 1,571
Octopus 5,836 3,573 3,576 2,026
Cuttlefish 1,744 2,025 1,273 1,204
Squid 1,208 1,817 408 505
Sea urchin roe 66 108 151 224
Baby clam 102 155 35 50
Others 533 568 772 740
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 177 331 295 423
Squid 184 242 173 202
Jellyfish 551 578 256 282
SEAWEED:
Dried 724 792 406 371
Salted 553 535 48 44
Fresh/frozen 387 488 31 45
Others 297 257 160 93
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,487 2,418 1,054 878
Sardine, dried juvenile 168 581 135 667
Eal 1,025 4,174 1,775 5,894
Other fish 7,053 7,764 3,600 3,607
Pollock roe 882 874 1,558 1,637
Salmon roe, ikura 224 556 396 997
Crab 1,958 1,722 3,156 2,927
Shrimp, salted 1,884 1,594 2,204 1,848
Shrimp, other 4,293 4,086 3,384 3,012
Squid 4,262 3,913 2,132 1,835
Other molluscs 4,541 4,540 2,330 2,181
Fish meal 15,570 23,892 1,306 1,676
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