JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2005
---------------------------------------------------------------
                         Metric tons            Million yen    
                     -------------------   --------------------
Fishery Products     Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004   Feb. 2005 Feb. 2004
---------------------------------------------------------------
LIVE:                               
 Eel, adult              1,807     1,991       2,552      2,118
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlanic salmon          1,955     2,048       1,257      1,306
 Yellowfin tuna          1,796     2,110       1,332      1,467
 Bigeye tuna             1,328     1,510         969      1,147
 Bluefin tuna            1,007     1,184       2,086      2,709
 Spanish mackerel          770     1,193         398        502
 Other fish              1,274     2,148         528        760

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye           746       866         309        357
 Pacific coho           14,819    20,300       5,244      6,663
 Other pacific salmon      147       275          57        125
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  5,698     4,669       2,373      1,713
 Halibut                 1,569     1,510         814        787
 Other flatfish          1,602     1,484         407        378
 Yellowfin tuna          7,043     6,046       1,967      1,745
 Skipjack                3,926     6,977         330        545
 Bigeye tuna             8,585     9,681       4,345      7,007
 Bluefin tuna            1,013     1,109       2,098      2,274
 Herring                 3,097     2,400         342        237
 Cod                     6,152     3,165       1,890        955
 Sardine                   390       729          34         55
 Mackerel                2,046     3,767         493        686
 Jack mackerel           3,566     3,956         392        357
 Capelin                   576       551         227        150
 Globefish                 645       303         109         38
 Rockfish                  444     1,219         140        279
 Sablefish                 394       391         321        379
 Other fish              3,612     2,524         709        533
 Mero (dressed)            505       615         598        508
 Herring roe                55       122          38         76
 Pollock roe               681     1,145         811      1,717
 Other fish roe            220       448         117        336
 IQ fish fillet          5,246     3,254       1,682        873
 Tuna, fillet              966     1,145         832        934
 Bluefine tuna, fillet   2,806     1,873       7,174      4,334
 Other fish, fillet      7,569     5,885       4,144      2,983
 Pollock surimi          2,486     4,530         531        738
 Threadfin bream surimi  4,406     4,528         889        732
 Other minced fish       8,260     6,773       2,106      1,557

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               125        74          54         35
 Salmon, fillet             69        60          74         61
 Other fish                165       158         131        137

LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,060       582         456        337

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 611       871         345        485
 Tanner crab             1,043     2,501         372      1,017
 Oyster                    577       677         293        327
 Clam                    3,206     3,415         629        458
 Sea urchin roe            159       221         682        998
 Baby clam               2,142     4,021         332        526
 Fresh water calm          916     1,408         135        245
 Others                    314       377         255        311

FROZEN:                               
 Spiny lobster             292       207         573        320
 Shrimp                 16,661    15,463      14,587     13,030
 King crab               1,299       779       1,714      1,366
 Tanner crab               826       819         677        783
 European cuttlefish       842       518         459        305
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,130     2,260       1,265      1,086
 Octopus                 3,430     1,552       2,110        752
 Cuttlefish              1,655     1,350       1,004        782
 Squid                     617       446         237        107
 Sea urchin roe             86       134         163        230
 Baby clam                  75        64          25         24
 Others                    545       472         620        541

SALTED/DRIED:
 Cuttlefish                116        64         130         81
 Squid                     252        80         224         49
 Jellyfish                 656       297         299        157

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     570       546         302        295
 Salted                    596     2,564          46        220
 Fresh/frozen            1,458     3,332         130        429
 Others                    292       117          90         56

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,029     2,183         772        738
 Sardine, dried juvenile   417       286         497        243
 Eal                     3,771     3,745       5,513      3,942
 Other fish              6,130     5,610       2,530      2,057
 Pollock roe               564       393       1,041        640
 Salmon roe                 40       206          72        368
 Crab                    1,060       554       1,617        785
 Shrimp, salted          1,075     1,028       1,210      1,180
 Shrimp, other           2,828     2,274       2,092      1,812
 Squid                   2,547     1,609       1,163        682
 Other molluscs          3,003     2,867       1,415      1,378
 Fish meal              19,739    21,211       1,366      1,409
---------------------------------------------------------------
- = no imports

Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


blueball.gif (924 bytes) Japanese Fishery Imports
blueball.gif (924 bytes) Japanese Market News
blueball.gif (924 bytes) Southwest Region Home Page