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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