JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES,
JANUARY - DECEMBER 2005
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products          2005      2004        2005       2004
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LIVE:                               
 Eel, adult             23,553     26,601     34,165     30,058
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon        24,817    25,280      17,145     16,134
 Yellowfin tuna         21,389    24,059      16,227     17,186
 Bigeye tuna            16,835    18,901      13,865     14,836
 Bluefin tuna            9,882     9,966      19,209     21,163
 Spanish mackerel        8,633     8,024       4,270      4,254
 Other fish             15,032    16,788       7,283      6,862

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye        55,679    51,525      28,513     25,532
 Pacific coho           72,405    77,102      29,654     26,262
 Other pacific salmon   12,883    13,553       4,829      5,032
 Pink/chum/trout salmon 50,728    63,452      23,801     25,322
 Halibut                27,759    25,194      16,075     13,872
 Other flatfish         35,371    36,923       9,074      7,051
 Yellowfin tuna        123,477   109,204      36,329     32,131
 Skipjack               52,039    81,158       4,633      6,974
 Bigeye tuna           101,917   116,324      60,811     76,081
 Bluefin tuna            4,220     6,626       7,632     10,782
 Herring                41,824    39,536       5,747      4,922
 Cod                    20,432    23,673       6,708      7,034
 Sardine                33,589    30,452       2,904      2,341
 Mackerel               94,881   101,011      26,008     20,077
 Jack mackerel          44,391    52,442       5,391      6,305
 Capelin                23,691    18,495       6,617      4,726
 Globefish               9,221    10,973       2,037      2,048
 Rockfish               24,138    33,592       8,652      8,115
 Sablefish              13,532    14,887      13,181     13,410
 Other fish             80,672    97,832      16,262     16,115
 Mero (dressed)          4,434     4,297       5,803      3,493
 Herring roe             5,017     3,830       2,792      2,125
 Pollock roe            42,350    37,575      60,272     56,753
 Other fish roe         10,243    10,504       7,099      6,774
 IQ fish fillet         73,995    71,941      26,295     21,460
 Tuna, fillet           16,222    13,292      14,432     11,788
 Bluefine tuna, fillet  10,466     8,841      25,686     21,230
 Other fish, fillet    108,344   113,995      61,391     59,520
 Pollock surimi        118,220   132,178      30,521     24,495
 Threadfin bream surimi 62,503    54,602      13,721      9,459
 Other minced fish     122,650   111,857      33,687     27,657

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe             8,685     8,168      10,438     10,376
 Salmon, fillet          1,288     1,216       1,440      1,355
 Other fish              3,308     2,760       3,278      2,461

LIVE:
 Sea urchin             14,788    13,147       6,779      6,409

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab              24,835    20,944      12,294     10,497
 Tanner crab            28,425    37,442       9,719     11,975
 Oyster                  6,159     7,903       3,781      4,550
 Clam                   17,268    18,998       3,557      2,948
 Sea urchin roe          2,195     2,470       9,954     11,059
 Baby clam              38,956    52,242       5,794      7,478
 Fresh water calm        7,963    10,400       1,021      1,487
 Others                  4,709     5,199       3,862      4,079

FROZEN:                               
 Spiny lobster           4,510     4,631       8,560      7,866
 Shrimp                232,433   241,445     213,858    216,820
 King crab              10,749    10,041      15,956     17,372
 Tanner crab            24,998    26,638      23,873     30,048
 European cuttlefish    11,896    11,560       6,961      6,627
 Squid/cuttlefish       48,533    48,373      22,555     21,325
 Octopus                55,538    53,342      34,446     34,467
 Cuttlefish             20,140    20,756      12,780     12,452
 Squid                  15,734    12,361       4,269      3,250
 Sea urchin roe          2,236     2,404       4,761      5,094
 Baby clam               1,409     1,730         527        655
 Others                  6,851     7,757       8,167      8,174

SALTED/DRIED:                         
 Cuttlefish              1,826     2,281       2,337      2,834
 Squid                   2,701     2,146       2,395      1,578
 Jellyfish               7,648     9,012       3,060      3,303

SEAWEED:
 Dried                   9,675     9,485       4,929      4,964
 Salted                 12,945    17,879       1,310      1,901
 Fresh/frozen           28,493    38,393       2,640      5,158
 Others                  4,354     3,903       2,078      1,659

PREPARED:
 Tuna                   29,484    29,526      12,096     10,762
 Sardine, dried juvenile 3,284     5,500       3,188      4,933
 Eal                    32,407    48,758      49,968     65,672
 Other fish             83,043    84,602      37,116     34,505
 Pollock roe             9,213     9,029      16,971     15,278
 Salmon roe, ikura       2,564     4,474       4,289      7,995
 Crab                   16,176    14,854      26,522     25,367
 Shrimp, salted         17,051    16,745      19,701     20,750
 Shrimp, other          42,181    39,692      31,495     29,782
 Squid                  43,204    40,933      20,444     17,291
 Other molluscs         48,456    49,458      24,527     26,978
 Fish meal             372,639   398,286      28,363     30,262
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12/09/13


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