JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2007
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     AUG. 2007 AUG. 2006   AUG. 2007  AUG. 2006
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult              1,447     1,472       1,812      2,340
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,911     1,713       1,581      1,638
 Yellowfin tuna          1,277     1,435       1,094      1,184
 Bigeye tuna             1,340     1,505       1,300      1,415
 Bluefin tuna              130       860         291      1,068
 Spanish mackerel           63       260          24        119
 Other fish                205       352         216        255

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye        13,754    10,671       7,307      4,987
 Pacific coho              896       540         390        237
 Other pacific salmon      874     2,612         325        922
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  1,287     1,958         590      1,101

 Halibut                 1,857     2,331       1,115      1,407

 Other flatfish          2,178     2,352         611        631
 Yellowfin tuna          4,565     7,957       1,761      2,849
 Skipjack                3,835     7,220         563        705
 Bigeye tuna             6,632     5,076       4,213      4,453
 Bluefin tuna              152        37         352         63
 Herring                   981     7,042         169        856
 Cod                       102       491          45        227
 Sardine                 1,012       687          88         74
 Mackerel                  663       979         215        349
 Jack mackerel           1,591     1,525         312        263
 Capelin                 1,346     2,330         509        725
 Globefish                 136       448          73         75
 Rockfish                5,824     2,871       2,033      1,194
 Sablefish               1,409     1,325       1,653      1,455
 Other fish              4,087     6,646         988      1,202
 Herring roe                 0        44           0         70
 Pollock roe             1,462     2,086       1,470      2,019
 Other fish roe            816       665         764        453
 IQ fish fillet          4,472     6,059       1,785      2,428
 Tuna, fillet            1,598     1,508       1,673      1,564
 Bluefin tuna, fillet      647       106       1,520        194
 Other fish, fillet      5,355     8,790       2,971      6,030
 Pollock surimi         12,140     9,789       3,123      2,379
 Threadfin bream surimi  3,722     3,364         895        767
 Other minced fish      12,101     8,387       3,610      2,587

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               466       695         853        813
 Salmon, fillet             72       138          92        179
 Other fish                310       324         392        378
LIVE:
 Sea urchin                536     1,009         313        459

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab               1,212     1,308         663        603
 Tanner crab             2,125     2,632         854        718
 Oyster                    114       209          69        130
 Clam                      342       474          99        135
 Sea urchin roe            141       158         677        632
 Baby clam                 254       446          76        149
 Fresh water calm          144       363          15         49
 Others                     87       128          85        167

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             205       233         565        518
 Shrimp                 20,680    21,735      20,029     21,230
 King crab                 218       950         339        960
 Tanner crab             3,216     2,880       3,713      2,795
 European cuttlefish       450       430         421        354
 Squid/cuttlefish        4,301     3,617       2,480      1,949
 Octopus                 2,812     3,510       1,906      2,208
 Cuttlefish              1,701     1,648       1,408      1,177
 Squid                   2,614     2,282         595        645
 Sea urchin roe            403       345       1,064        930
 Baby clam                  78       134          33         58
 Others                    746       715         891        939

SALTED/DRIED: 
 Cuttlefish                132       234         196        207
 Squid                     142       186         100        142
 Jellyfish                 429       874         190        300

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     820       839         505        447
 Salted                    430       409          57         37
 Fresh/frozen              698       463          86         51
 Others                    204       296          68        110

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    1,988     2,789         963      1,243
 Sardine, dried juvenile   227       175         237        176
 Eal                     1,229     1,218       1,837      1,663
 Other fish              7,377     7,657       3,463      3,520
 Pollock roe               854     1,477       1,223      2,448
 Salmon roe, ikura         661       695       1,561      1,367
 Crab                    1,020     1,398       1,829      2,110
 Shrimp, salted          1,594     1,822       1,920      2,254
 Shrimp, other           4,175     4,412       3,338      3,325
 Squid                   5,236     4,510       1,920      1,883
 Other molluscs          3,913     5,342       2,261      2,849
 Fish meal              35,926    56,765       4,656      7,735
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12/09/13


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