JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, DECEMBER 2008
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Fishery Products Metric tons Million yen
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,148 1,847
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 2,392 1,593
Yellowfin tuna 1,958 1,312
Bigeye tuna 1,814 1,183
Bluefin tuna 959 1,774
Spanish mackerel 686 247
Other fish 1,226 611
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 1,476 781
Pacific coho 5,494 2,685
Other pacific salmon 77 82
Pink/chum/trout salmon 5,004 2,343
Halibut 2,318 1,413
Other flatfish 2,223 530
Yellowfin tuna 2,720 1,162
Skipjack 4,931 583
Bigeye tuna 6,471 4,681
Bluefin tuna 9 23
Herring 1,066 131
Cod 1,983 855
Sardine 1,049 101
Mackerel 27,863 7,376
Jack mackerel 5,228 808
Capelin 1,000 420
Globefish 735 330
Rockfish 2,110 774
Sablefish 592 733
Other fish 5,300 1,239
Herring roe 403 232
Pollock roe 740 544
Other fish roe 520 1,014
IQ fish fillet 4,766 1,942
Tuna, fillet 1,668 2,084
Bluefin tuna, fillet 468 1,555
Other fish, fillet 5,593 3,067
Pollock surimi 4,072 2,072
Threadfin bream surimi 3,486 954
Other minced fish 8,905 2,997
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 265 188
Salmon, fillet 108 92
Other fish 304 379
LIVE:
Sea urchin 1,726 956
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 428 393
Tanner crab 2,104 785
Oyster 106 82
Clam 1,274 287
Sea urchin roe 175 887
Baby clam 3,729 527
Fresh water calm 255 58
Others 542 335
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 167 311
Shrimp 18,239 16,658
King crab 2,888 5,381
Tanner crab 1,652 1,936
European cuttlefish 495 323
Squid/cuttlefish 2,689 1,490
Octopus 4,828 3,184
Cuttlefish 1,605 1,111
Squid 1,490 347
Sea urchin roe 175 467
Baby clam 165 56
Others 624 860
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 160 157
Squid 195 139
Jellyfish 265 106
SEAWEED:
Dried 684 421
Salted 478 58
Fresh/frozen 196 27
Others 591 316
PREPARED:
Tuna 1,504 789
Sardine, dried juvenile 142 157
Eal 579 778
Other fish 6,722 3,416
Pollock roe 734 1,142
Salmon roe, ikura 340 1,233
Crab 1,886 3,306
Shrimp, salted 1,972 2,233
Shrimp, other 4,530 3,172
Squid 4,006 1,654
Other molluscs 3,591 1,939
Fish meal 24,341 2,252
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- = no imports
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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