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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