JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2005
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     Mar. 2005 Mar. 2004   Mar. 2005  Mar. 2004
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LIVE:                               
 Eel, adult              2,106     2,268       3,266      2,575
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlanic salmon          2,262     2,364       1,483      1,547
 Yellowfin tuna          2,041     2,227       1,548      1,569
 Bigeye tuna             1,685     1,753       1,340      1,420
 Bluefin tuna            1,424     1,198       2,331      2,736
 Spanish mackerel        2,045     1,658         923        904
 Other fish              1,472     1,661         647        642

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye           811       396         374        190
 Pacific coho            8,374    19,607       3,175      6,401
 Other pacific salmon       61       330          20        160
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  6,943     7,866       2,968      2,803
 Halibut                 1,859     1,876         976        991
 Other flatfish          3,727     4,923         963      1,327
 Yellowfin tuna         11,380    11,424       3,130      3,772
 Skipjack                4,701     3,394         376        253
 Bigeye tuna            10,522    13,633       5,378      9,191
 Bluefin tuna            1,729     2,347       2,898      3,699
 Herring                 1,711     1,069         232        117
 Cod                     3,318     4,317       1,034      1,277
 Sardine                   714     1,092          57         78
 Mackerel                7,623     5,141       1,703        791
 Jack mackerel           3,529     4,457         365        487
 Capelin                   736       951         223        288
 Globefish                 759       954         155        108
 Rockfish                  851       693         253        184
 Sablefish                 358       634         293        608
 Other fish             12,013     9,544       1,946      1,702
 Mero (dressed)            182       360         223        230
 Herring roe               201       239         108        177
 Pollock roe             4,615     4,488       7,475      7,401
 Other fish roe            229       228         201        135
 IQ fish fillet          4,802     6,296       1,657      1,805
 Tuna, fillet              972     1,162         826      1,019
 Bluefine tuna, fillet   2,674     1,194       7,181      4,625
 Other fish, fillet      8,150    10,503       4,493      5,341
 Pollock surimi         19,290    17,452       4,657      2,795
 Threadfin bream surimi  6,998     4,735       1,452        756
 Other minced fish       7,663     8,777       1,934      2,086

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe                51        89          26         84
 Salmon, fillet             81        53          85         58
 Other fish                305       168         273        164

LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,133     1,101         545        523

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 489       737         252        406
 Tanner crab               782     3,010         384      1,081
 Oyster                    750     1,189         365        573
 Clam                    1,459     1,642         289        231
 Sea urchin roe            160       224         716      1,074
 Baby clam               6,592     7,386         937      1,032
 Fresh water calm          864     1,410         123        225
 Others                    525       544         440        435

FROZEN:                               
 Spiny lobster             385       701         666      1,054
 Shrimp                 14,045    17,302      12,660     15,022
 King crab                 375       850         506      1,524
 Tanner crab               822     1,016         743      1,215
 European cuttlefish       677     1,161         400        565
 Squid/cuttlefish        2,881     3,439       1,381      1,692
 Octopus                 3,540     7,247       2,185      5,028
 Cuttlefish              1,557     1,805         944      1,091
 Squid                     532       620         171        139
 Sea urchin roe             94        62         149        103
 Baby clam                  37        22          15         10
 Others                    418       483         438        496

SALTED/DRIED:
 Cuttlefish                 57       132          55        136
 Squid                     119       271          89        183
 Jellyfish                 421       432         156        227

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     893       876         444        486
 Salted                  2,396     5,210         265        598
 Fresh/frozen            6,549     9,736         630      1,348
 Others                     78        89          72         73

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    1,847     2,212         675        718
 Sardine, dried juvenile   460       385         496        294
 Eal                     3,035     6,893       4,706      8,483
 Other fish              5,938     7,731       2,472      2,880
 Pollock roe               497       832         948      1,399
 Salmon roe                 48       185         100        316
 Crab                      777       979       1,269      1,580
 Shrimp, salted            860     1,124         946      1,347
 Shrimp, other           2,885     3,026       2,104      2,360
 Squid                   2,935     3,005       1,425      1,333
 Other molluscs          3,050     3,572       1,543      1,908
 Fish meal              30,444    39,114       2,151      2,796
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- = no imports

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12/09/13


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