JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2007
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     APR. 2007 APR. 2006   APR. 2007  APR. 2006
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult              2,121     1,738       2,591      2,731
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,939     2,140       1,595      1,872
 Yellowfin tuna          1,809     1,899       1,412      1,494
 Bigeye tuna             1,433     1,506       1,243      1,393
 Bluefin tuna              413       502       1,054        621
 Spanish mackerel        1,526       982         737        534
 Other fish                999       874         367        456

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye           973       837         532        361
 Pacific coho            5,908     3,732       2,727      1,731
 Other pacific salmon      106       373          81        178
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  4,785     4,847       2,507      2,527

 Halibut                 2,188     1,513       1,314        947

 Other flatfish          2,889     3,279         867      1,164
 Yellowfin tuna          4,691     8,263       1,968      2,886
 Skipjack                1,659     4,352         179        391
 Bigeye tuna             7,246     9,502       4,830      6,378
 Bluefin tuna               87     2,224         232      4,454
 Herring                   766     1,740          90        218
 Cod                       552     1,426         270        596
 Sardine                   922       680          77         65
 Mackerel                  961       877         290        321
 Jack mackerel           3,000     2,429         427        315
 Capelin                 2,792     1,798         766        554
 Globefish                 437       696          85        121
 Rockfish                1,048       409         450        188
 Sablefish                 575       709         710        794
 Other fish              7,302     4,975       1,434      1,257
 Herring roe                30        66          15         15
 Pollock roe             8,920    12,286      10,487     15,765
 Other fish roe            340       224         169        136
 IQ fish fillet          5,753     5,823       2,178      2,394
 Tuna, fillet            1,648     1,823       1,717      1,611
 Bluefine tuna, fillet     183     1,460         516      3,635
 Other fish, fillet      6,110     9,091       3,315      5,736
 Pollock surimi         16,135    20,892       4,114      5,752
 Threadfin bream surimi  6,106     5,425       1,396      1,187
 Other minced fish       9,701    10,754       2,947      3,199

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               190       156         136        171
 Salmon, fillet             62        65          76         72
 Other fish                212       397         275        425
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,385     1,340         580        726

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                  79       571          54        467
 Tanner crab             1,726     2,430         761        863
 Oyster                    617       723         312        377
 Clam                      822     1,103         266        346
 Sea urchin roe            121       177         552        783
 Baby clam               6,122     7,675         853      1,115
 Fresh water calm          405       547          78         67
 Others                    289       387         252        371

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             695       658       1,893      1,463
 Shrimp                 15,562    16,512      15,902     15,667
 King crab                 686       715         785        834
 Tanner crab             1,048     1,517       1,187      1,529
 European cuttlefish     1,351     1,261         858        741
 Squid/cuttlefish        4,125     3,220       2,055      1,687
 Octopus                 5,138     5,392       3,735      3,541
 Cuttlefish              2,083     1,653       1,701      1,168
 Squid                   1,559     1,237         332        258
 Sea urchin roe             24         9          23          9
 Baby clam                  93        84          38         26
 Others                    445       449         734        663

SALTED/DRIED: 
 Cuttlefish                 62       159          76        228
 Squid                     195       230         140        209
 Jellyfish                 570     1,070         228        424

SEAWEED:
 Dried                   1,194     1,016         587        563
 Salted                  2,280     2,701         281        316
 Fresh/frozen            5,359     6,450         514        700
 Others                     67        77         100         77

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,223     2,488       1,026      1,091
 Sardine, dried juvenile   235       132         267        138
 Eal                     5,530     4,992       8,028      8,039
 Other fish              7,064     7,667       3,402      3,755
 Pollock roe               913       854       1,378      1,759
 Salmon roe, ikura          28        96          61        158
 Crab                    1,060     1,148       1,526      1,701
 Shrimp, salted          1,362     1,376       1,694      1,725
 Shrimp, other           4,464     4,482       3,366      3,249
 Squid                   4,158     3,804       1,906      1,930
 Other molluscs          3,970     3,872       2,176      2,074
 Fish meal              33,330    25,055       4,286      2,292
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- = no imports
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12/09/13


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