JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2005
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     AUG. 2005 AUG. 2004   AUG. 2005  AUG. 2004
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LIVE:                               
 Eel, adult              1,590     1,911       2,282      1,990
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,983     2,100       1,442      1,379
 Yellowfin tuna          1,557     1,820       1,234      1,320
 Bigeye tuna             1,488     1,740       1,226      1,356
 Bluefin tuna              599       159         993        414
 Spanish mackerel          170       214          79        139
 Other fish                553       628         360        345

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye        17,350    18,365       8,998      9,130
 Pacific coho              793     1,153         283        381
 Other pacific salmon    4,077     3,627       1,319      1,178
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  2,646     3,529       1,345      1,488
 Halibut                 4,151     2,599       2,443      1,446
 Other flatfish          3,260     2,924         879        707
 Yellowfin tuna         11,699     9,981       3,764      3,011
 Skipjack                2,423     4,920         266        515
 Bigeye tuna             8,460     8,444       5,384      5,114
 Bluefin tuna               21        37          29         38
 Herring                 2,306       894         265         92
 Cod                       528       365         181        107
 Sardine                 7,195     1,734         620        118
 Mackerel                1,282     1,502         314        254
 Jack mackerel           2,882     2,782         518        603
 Capelin                 2,599     2,184         803        356
 Globefish                 251       186          52         29
 Rockfish                5,901     8,495       2,109      1,941
 Sablefish               1,370     1,338       1,396      1,147
 Other fish              5,056     4,368       1,177        941
 Mero (dressed)            285       320         425        249
 Herring roe                 3        10           1          4
 Pollock roe               941     1,154       1,146      1,187
 Other fish roe            855       269         496        127
 IQ fish fillet          6,112     5,817       2,182      1,760
 Tuna, fillet            1,615       995       1,393        892
 Bluefine tuna, fillet      80       271         127        573
 Other fish, fillet      9,881     8,974       5,274      4,931
 Pollock surimi         13,820    12,048       3,580      2,294
 Threadfin bream surimi  3,439     3,265         819        600
 Other minced fish      13,521    10,435       3,682      2,488

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe             1,553     1,188       1,859      1,478
 Salmon, fillet             64       279          81        331
 Other fish                320       204         352        177

LIVE:
 Sea urchin                940       925         459        533

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab               2,474     2,009         963        753
 Tanner crab             2,151     2,131         642        657
 Oyster                    262       307         156        159
 Clam                      541       688         108        117
 Sea urchin roe            209       209         834        826
 Baby clam                 497     1,040         125        251
 Fresh water calm          498       585          54         69
 Others                    210       157         190        141

FROZEN:                               
 Spiny lobster             409       355         808        741
 Shrimp                 22,808    26,353      20,485     24,521
 King crab                 412       261         469        321
 Tanner crab             3,755     3,753       3,558      4,467
 European cuttlefish       931     1,087         645        644
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,618     5,275       1,820      2,167
 Octopus                 4,314     5,224       2,564      3,561
 Cuttlefish              1,688     1,721       1,084      1,026
 Squid                   2,186     1,053         473        282
 Sea urchin roe            409       374         956        860
 Baby clam                 136       194          53         79
 Others                    865       693         895        601

SALTED/DRIED:                         
 Cuttlefish                181       153         233        231
 Squid                     161       154         151        121
 Jellyfish               1,140       825         328        281

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     844       707         444        364
 Salted                    439       218          54         27
 Fresh/frozen              603       673          62         82
 Others                    440       222         163         75

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,785     2,219       1,152        816
 Sardine, dried juvenile   305       456         272        292
 Eal                     1,043     1,083       1,507      1,502
 Other fish              7,212     6,871       3,267      2,832
 Pollock roe               695       833       1,366      1,427
 Salmon roe, ikura         431       738         746      1,418
 Crab                    1,158     1,068       1,969      2,021
 Shrimp, salted          1,614     1,755       1,845      2,132
 Shrimp, other           3,635     3,121       2,745      2,311
 Squid                   4,099     4,367       1,755      1,641
 Other molluscs          4,550     4,546       2,367      2,118
 Fish meal              40,109    42,139       3,123      3,370
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