JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, SEPTEMBER 2005

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                         Metric tons            Million yen   

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Fishery Products    SEPT. 2005 SEPT. 2004 SEPT. 2005 SEPT. 2004

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LIVE:                              

 Eel, adult              1,329     1,415       1,951      1,512

                                                         

FRESH:

 Atlantic salmon         1,726     1,948       1,226      1,211

 Yellowfin tuna          1,307     1,783         978      1,258

 Bigeye tuna             1,233     1,443         997      1,098  

 Bluefin tuna              631       635       1,143      1,482

 Spanish mackerel          255       108         137         91

 Other fish                803       631         375        326

 

FROZEN:

 Pacific sockeye        13,306     9,109       6,403      4,643

 Pacific coho              821       738         361        232

 Other pacific salmon    2,275     1,784         803        482

 Pink/chum/trout salmon  2,426     3,234       1,225      1,419

 Halibut                 2,880     2,406       1,716      1,304

 Other flatfish          3,122     3,177         753        743

 Yellowfin tuna         10,069     7,305       3,210      1,897

 Skipjack                2,504     5,442         247        546

 Bigeye tuna             7,189     3,790       4,410      2,429

 Bluefin tuna               87     1,168          93      1,749

 Herring                   447       607          49         62

 Cod                     1,170     1,143         412        326

 Sardine                 6,753     4,457         538        366

 Mackerel                  831       327         236         84

 Jack mackerel           1,662     1,699         240        272 

 Capelin                 4,123     2,470       1,060        620

 Globefish                 553     1,190          74        167

 Rockfish                5,167     8,455       1,930      2,067

 Sablefish               1,708     1,618       1,739      1,390

 Other fish              3,744    10,127         954      1,222

 Mero (dressed)            639       484         967        407

 Herring roe                24        69          13         43

 Pollock roe               976     1,251       1,407      2,233

 Other fish roe          1,294       729       1,062        545

 IQ fish fillet          5,260     5,385       1,902      1,642

 Tuna, fillet            1,339       921       1,111        862

 Bluefine tuna, fillet      99       885         154      1,882

 Other fish, fillet      8,475     9,055       4,764      4,873

 Pollock surimi         20,331    16,601       5,415      3,214

 Threadfin bream surimi  3,344     3,425         776        628

 Other minced fish      11,903    10,110       3,307      2,407

 

SALTED/DRIED:

 Herring roe               823       866         978      1,061

 Salmon, fillet            146       215         188        242

 Other fish                271       173         271        165

 

LIVE:

 Sea urchin              1,088       701         511        350

 

LIVE/FRESH:

 King crab               3,316     1,742       1,462        888

 Tanner crab             1,181     3,435         311        883

 Oyster                    285       313         199        224

 Clam                      895     1,061         186        199

 Sea urchin roe            177       165         746        721

 Baby clam                 713     1,153         179        281

 Fresh water calm          430       511          47         59

 Others                    185       191         173        163

 

FROZEN:                               

 Spiny lobster             416       295         767        460

 Shrimp                 21,685    20,460      19,135     18,670

 King crab                 455       316         498        437

 Tanner crab             1,722     3,563       1,600      2,898

 European cuttlefish       675     1,076         489        645

 Squid/cuttlefish        3,327     3,897       1,621      1,912

 Octopus                 5,065     5,148       3,115      3,428

 Cuttlefish              1,406     1,543         848        927

 Squid                   1,591     1,074         339        290

 Sea urchin roe            266       374         651        732

 Baby clam                 144       125          59         51

 Others                    543       531         612        605

 

SALTED/DRIED:                        

 Cuttlefish                129       158         146        223

 Squid                      71       106          62         85

 Jellyfish                 916     1,065         312        330

 

SEAWEED:

 Dried                     823       721         413        362

 Salted                    354       385          35         44

 Fresh/frozen              478       424          56         49

 Others                    980       178         495         80

 

PREPARED:

 Tuna                    2,436     2,341       1,043        954

 Sardine, dried juvenile   235       602         204        530

 Eal                       455       912         834      1,261

 Other fish              6,630     6,190       2,913      2,536

 Pollock roe               916       785       1,608      1,307

 Salmon roe, ikura         676       648         992      1,165

 Crab                    1,342     1,197       2,164      2,202

 Shrimp, salted          1,486     1,356       1,684      1,741

 Shrimp, other           3,083     3,106       2,321      2,411

 Squid                   4,053     3,793       1,841      1,371

 Other molluscs          4,093     3,697       2,116      1,802

 Fish meal              44,139    46,727       3,547      3,753

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Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

11/21/05


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