JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2006
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products MAY 2006 MAY 2005 MAY 2006 MAY 2005
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 2,092 2,099 3,218 3,076
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 1,678 2,006 1,523 1,330
Yellowfin tuna 1,580 1,875 1,219 1,478
Bigeye tuna 1,297 1,566 1,124 1,331
Bluefin tuna 199 287 450 503
Spanish mackerel 1,201 1,337 532 682
Other fish 889 1,220 482 505
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 1,024 365 471 167
Pacific coho 2,697 1,178 1,283 520
Other pacific salmon 489 754 251 328
Pink/chum/trout salmon 4,111 3,790 2,142 1,704
Halibut 1,021 1,467 668 896
Other flatfish 3,915 4,933 1,209 1,177
Yellowfin tuna 8,641 10,265 3,426 2,961
Skipjack 4,203 6,577 361 627
Bigeye tuna 8,884 7,862 6,690 4,612
Bluefin tuna 0 228 1 359
Herring 4,929 6,149 612 934
Cod 384 119 175 31
Sardine 640 1,549 61 149
Mackerel 812 3,855 321 862
Jack mackerel 1,928 2,332 285 258
Capelin 1,631 3,361 501 762
Globefish 364 747 57 128
Rockfish 580 1,309 241 431
Sablefish 1,736 2,060 1,741 1,841
Other fish 4,878 4,950 1,171 1,121
Mero (dressed) 99 485 130 641
Herring roe 50 20 14 13
Pollock roe 12,352 12,838 12,442 17,313
Other fish roe 467 312 224 143
IQ fish fillet 5,285 7,193 2,069 2,445
Tuna, fillet 1,575 1,540 1,477 1,331
Bluefine tuna, fillet 42 164 117 246
Other fish, fillet 8,949 9,234 5,572 4,826
Pollock surimi 7,292 6,167 1,998 1,476
Threadfin bream surimi 7,218 8,032 1,577 1,767
Other minced fish 9,153 9,963 2,751 2,593
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 679 794 878 1,094
Salmon, fillet 38 119 44 125
Other fish 395 212 437 201
LIVE:
Sea urchin 1,507 1,496 665 605
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 919 1,068 433 382
Tanner crab 4,051 4,419 1,227 1,577
Oyster 492 631 240 372
Clam 632 880 191 184
Sea urchin roe 157 154 614 594
Baby clam 5,547 3,182 822 445
Fresh water calm 492 520 59 55
Others 259 392 295 322
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 392 418 875 858
Shrimp 15,254 16,875 14,418 15,034
King crab 932 619 1,163 827
Tanner crab 2,413 1,408 2,305 1,423
European cuttlefish 712 1,694 415 729
Squid/cuttlefish 4,122 4,176 2,295 2,242
Octopus 5,175 6,579 3,316 4,359
Cuttlefish 1,607 1,583 1,126 997
Squid 1,856 988 425 320
Sea urchin roe 21 50 33 116
Baby clam 144 154 59 58
Others 529 494 608 657
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 187 166 260 180
Squid 153 256 126 213
Jellyfish 1,141 536 354 249
SEAWEED:
Dried 951 913 520 433
Salted 1,442 1,848 151 186
Fresh/frozen 3,361 2,612 351 237
Others 100 155 112 97
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,111 2,542 896 1,001
Sardine, dried juvenile 144 291 163 236
Eal 5,994 5,144 9,051 8,264
Other fish 7,990 7,562 3,493 3,214
Pollock roe 950 731 1,784 1,387
Salmon roe, ikura 55 18 83 35
Crab 1,277 1,143 1,741 1,898
Shrimp, salted 1,267 1,320 1,522 1,512
Shrimp, other 3,667 3,240 2,708 2,341
Squid 4,112 4,677 1,931 1,660
Other molluscs 3,958 4,072 1,971 1,993
Fish meal 21,656 32,178 1,938 2,354
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Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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