JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JAN. - DEC. 2007
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products          2007      2006        2007       2006
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult             21,296    20,236      26,190     29,376
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon        21,577    21,916      17,301     18,120
 Yellowfin tuna         16,853    19,012      13,250     14,814
 Bigeye tuna            14,483    15,787      13,044     14,132
 Bluefin tuna            5,114     7,395      11,239     14,945
 Spanish mackerel        6,535     6,619       3,215      3,100
 Other fish              9,258    11,817       4,633      5,797

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye        45,731    44,755      24,366     21,560
 Pacific coho           72,681    73,382      32,910     33,997
 Other pacific salmon    5,211     9,648       2,902      4,122
 Pink/chum/trout salmon 46,850    46,404      22,690     24,567

 Halibut                23,048    19,967      13,787     12,210

 Other flatfish         27,027    29,104        7,915     8,819
 Yellowfin tuna         58,695    90,266      21,594     30,772
 Skipjack               31,312    50,454        4,162     4,658
 Bigeye tuna            86,831    86,276      58,096     61,890
 Bluefin tuna            6,283     5,355      14,452     11,143
 Herring                27,182    42,802       4,490      5,318
 Cod                     8,796    17,159       4,475      8,004
 Sardine                14,711    16,963        1,165     1,497
 Mackerel               45,695    48,348      12,126     13,432
 Jack mackerel          44,987    47,776       6,847      6,143
 Capelin                21,023    16,722       7,067      5,684
 Globefish               7,315    10,320       2,001      2,882
 Rockfish               25,308    19,946       9,140      8,185
 Sablefish              12,956    13,211      15,642     14,721
 Other fish             91,765    87,677      16,178     18,157
 Herring roe             2,835     3,450       1,895      1,618
 Pollock roe            38,585    44,277      41,608     49,384
 Other fish roe          8,755     7,086       8,075      5,616
 IQ fish fillet         58,017    67,858      22,847     27,214
 Tuna, fillet           18,389    17,402      19,099     17,371
 Bluefin tuna, fillet   13,451    15,542      37,576     38,576
 Other fish, fillet     63,141   109,077      35,265     73,826
 Pollock surimi        102,828   112,992      28,234     29,312
 Threadfin bream surimi 58,025    54,709      13,752     12,040
 Other minced fish     124,935   119,692      37,038     35,314

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe             5,783     7,331       8,664      8,054
 Salmon, fillet            780     1,044         949      1,240
 Other fish              3,893     4,348       4,684      4,876
LIVE:
 Sea urchin             14,223    16,227       7,100      7,591

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab               7,564    16,426       5,543      9,482
 Tanner crab            26,709    27,612      10,510      8,091
 Oyster                  3,125     5,036       1,863      3,140
 Clam                    9,728    13,583       2,905      3,921
 Sea urchin roe          1,577     1,901       8,142      9,029
 Baby clam              26,602    40,731       4,041      6,350
 Fresh water calm        4,063     5,881         763        881
 Others                  2,720     3,692       2,499      3,551

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster           3,574     3,741       9,351      8,396
 Shrimp                207,257   229,952     204,661    227,202
 King crab              14,397    16,839      21,366     22,287
 Tanner crab            20,235    24,615      24,221     24,014
 European cuttlefish     6,944     7,969       5,404      5,312
 Squid/cuttlefish       47,582    43,309      25,263     23,540
 Octopus                46,783    48,360      34,349     30,296
 Cuttlefish             19,081    20,114      15,706     14,384
 Squid                  29,541    22,589       6,044      5,508
 Sea urchin roe          1,957     1,862       5,213      4,665
 Baby clam                 915     1,364         398        552
 Others                  7,523     7,492       8,915      9,226

SALTED/DRIED: 
 Cuttlefish              1,819     1,637       2,238      1,855
 Squid                   2,518     2,491       1,857      2,051
 Jellyfish               5,110    10,813       2,225      3,671

SEAWEED:
 Dried                   9,737    10,363       5,753      5,612
 Salted                 10,406    12,063       1,257      1,280
 Fresh/frozen           16,548    21,449       1,818      2,284
 Others                  3,448     4,063       2,210      2,289

PREPARED:
 Tuna                   26,050    28,598      12,533     12,413
 Sardine, dried juvenile 1,784     1,878       1,990      1,845
 Eal                    35,434    35,490      51,189     55,179
 Other fish             81,524    82,948      40,177     39,000
 Pollock roe             9,987    11,744      14,912     19,638
 Salmon roe, ikura       2,145     3,158       4,850      6,024
 Crab                   14,482    16,098      23,282     23,466
 Shrimp, salted         17,893    18,269      21,705     22,766
 Shrimp, other          48,156    50,013      37,245     37,958
 Squid                  49,125    46,554      20,821     21,436
 Other molluscs         43,895    50,455      24,508     26,304
 Fish meal             346,783   408,189      43,447     46,300
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12/09/13


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