JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 1997
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products Aug. 1997 Aug. 1996 Aug. 1997 Aug. 1996
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,276 1,379 1,775 2,392
Others 612 485 994 812
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 4 46 4 18
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 108 165 72 114
Atlantic salmon 1,768 1,285 1,336 973
Yellowfin tuna 2,406 2,557 1,869 1,705
Bluefin tuna 479 317 909 976
Bigeye tuna 1,772 2,207 1,541 1,629
Southern bluefin tuna 789 240 1,578 455
Sea bream 97 121 94 118
Billfish 179 121 128 87
Frozen
Pacific sockeye 23,656 37,267 15,057 21,787
Pacific coho 2,175 1,441 1,119 569
Other Pacific salmon 3,626 2,230 1,286 1,091
Pink salmon 3,010 2,057 1,313 1,027
Atlantic salmon 452 1,177 229 624
Other salmon 61 99 22 51
Halibut 1,614 3,115 657 1,531
Albacore tuna 98 218 24 57
Yellowfin tuna 5,814 12,172 2,620 4,531
Skipjack 2,808 3,815 390 441
Bluefin tuna 548 283 770 694
Bigeye tuna 7,161 5,197 4,837 4,026
Herring 832 796 120 89
Cod 777 481 140 80
Mackerel 4,069 6,782 819 984
Jack mackerel 2,019 2,662 278 533
Sea bream 580 656 177 227
Capelin 679 4,724 224 961
Billfish 642 1,227 207 488
Spanish mackerel 44 230 22 108
Rockfish 13,113 14,967 3,093 3,427
Sablefish 1,738 1,760 1,844 1,581
Herring roe 45 55 23 48
Pollock roe 2,697 1,435 2,150 1,264
Mero 1,128 1,094 925 897
Pollock surimi 1,819 1,574 606 315
Cod Surimi 6,322 3,591 1,922 649
Threadfin bream 2,919 2,752 850 659
Salted/dried
Herring roe 2,265 1,716 3,475 4,419
Pollock roe 204 254 293 337
Salmon roe 1,255 2,189 1,435 2,867
Shellfish
Live
Arkshell 872 738 152 391
Live/fresh
Spiny lobster 139 148 573 630
King crab 1,899 1,192 975 735
Tanner crab 1,230 1,235 398 334
Blue crab 2 1 2 1
Other crab 408 128 341 108
Oyster 39 46 22 24
Clam 872 971 152 159
Frozen
Spiny lobster 433 530 1,012 1,191
Lobster 286 206 607 404
Shrimp 22,070 21,999 29,150 24,921
King crab 779 1,358 908 1,982
Tanner crab 5,496 8,245 4,852 8,292
Blue crab 522 525 297 296
Other crab 114 81 137 82
European cuttlefish 1,429 2,095 678 1,039
Octopus 3,707 5,995 2,282 4,477
Scallop 52 60 47 71
Other cuttlefish 2,762 2,843 1,901 1,986
Squid 891 6,738 183 1,853
Abalone 38 68 113 218
Salted/dried
Squid 9 58 18 87
Sea urchin roe 54 55 71 68
Jellyfish 803 2,203 312 1,020
Seaweed, dried 396 375 312 297
Seaweed, salted - 455 - 48
Prepared
Eel 3,005 2,057 5,268 4,781
Canned crab 6 39 16 32
Fish meal 76,105 46,517 6,061 3,435
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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