JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2005
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products      May 2005  May 2004    May 2005   May 2004
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LIVE:                               
 Eel, adult              2,099     2,364       3,076      2,853
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlanic salmon          2,006     2,038       1,330      1,356
 Yellowfin tuna          1,875     1,971       1,478      1,462
 Bigeye tuna             1,566     1,471       1,331      1,233
 Bluefin tuna              287       442         503        956
 Spanish mackerel        1,337       921         682        567
 Other fish              1,220     1,100         505        468

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye           365       291         167        143
 Pacific coho            1,178     2,954         520        986 
 Other pacific salmon      754       682         328        316
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  3,790     5,333       1,704      2,049
 Halibut                 1,467     1,523         896        948
 Other flatfish          4,933     4,188       1,177        909 
 Yellowfin tuna         10,265     8,660       2,961      2,146
 Skipjack                6,577     7,197         627        616
 Bigeye tuna             7,862     8,254       4,612      5,150
 Bluefin tuna              228       602         359        892 
 Herring                 6,149     8,041         934      1,121
 Cod                       119       489          31        142
 Sardine                 1,549     1,395         149         92
 Mackerel                3,855     3,258         862        495 
 Jack mackerel           2,332     3,685         258        406  
 Capelin                 3,361     2,593         762        432
 Globefish                 747       398         128         60
 Rockfish                1,309     1,030         431        255
 Sablefish               2,060     1,343       1,841      1,289
 Other fish              4,950     3,751       1,129        911 
 Mero (dressed)            485       137         641        124
 Herring roe                20        24          13         16
 Pollock roe            12,838     9,484      17,313     14,496
 Other fish roe            312     1,554         143        742
 IQ fish fillet          7,193     6,192       2,445      1,777
 Tuna, fillet            1,540       929       1,331        699 
 Bluefine tuna, fillet     164       539         246      1,460 
 Other fish, fillet      9,234     9,555       4,826      4,872
 Pollock surimi          6,167     7,539       1,476      1,288 
 Threadfin bream surimi  8,032     5,362       1,767        878
 Other minced fish       9,963     7,760       2,593      2,132 

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               794       857       1,094      1,204 
 Salmon, fillet            119        51         125         57
 Other fish                212       179         201        159

LIVE:
 Sea urchin                  -     1,308           -        585 

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab               1,068     1,922         382        694
 Tanner crab             4,419     3,757       1,577      1,278
 Oyster                    631       892         372        470
 Clam                      880       927         184        162
 Sea urchin roe            154       159         594        628
 Baby clam               3,182     4,624         445        716
 Fresh water calm          520       769          55         85
 Others                    392       405         322        330

FROZEN:                               
 Spiny lobster             418       530         858        945
 Shrimp                 16,875    14,713      15,034     12,885
 King crab                 619       255         827        429
 Tanner crab             1,408     1,220       1,423      1,356
 European cuttlefish     1,694       752         729        449 
 Squid/cuttlefish        4,176     3,718       2,242      1,715
 Octopus                 6,579     3,559       4,359      2,405 
 Cuttlefish              1,583     1,423         997        906 
 Squid                     988       546         320        164 
 Sea urchin roe             50       140         116        361 
 Baby clam                 154       195          58         80
 Others                    494       739         657        675 

SALTED/DRIED:                         
 Cuttlefish                166       223         180        243
 Squid                     256       215         213        157 
 Jellyfish                 536       686         249        226

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     913       772         433        439
 Salted                  1,848     1,739         186        195
 Fresh/frozen            2,612     8,438         237      1,148
 Others                    155        91          97         54

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,542     2,545       1,001        864
 Sardine, dried juvenile   291       215         236        180
 Eal                     5,144     5,245       8,264      7,978
 Other fish              7,562     6,888       3,214      2,763
 Pollock roe               731       753       1,387      1,200
 Salmon roe                 18       122          35        220
 Crab                    1,143       964       1,898      1,736
 Shrimp, salted          1,320     1,283       1,512      1,632
 Shrimp, other           3,240     3,076       2,341      2,268
 Squid                   3,677     3,275       1,660      1,336
 Other molluscs          4,072     3,904       1,993      1,905
 Fish meal              32,178    24,345       2,354      1,894
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- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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