JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2007
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     OCT. 2007 OCT. 2006   OCT. 2007  OCT. 2006
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult              1,075     1,137       1,294      1,356
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,743     1,630       1,371      1,235
 Yellowfin tuna          1,153     1,256         992        921
 Bigeye tuna               927     1,017         890        918
 Bluefin tuna              413       928       1,063      1,734
 Spanish mackerel          198       226         104        106
 Other fish                721       864         378        444

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         5,583     9,304       2,850      4,617
 Pacific coho              802     1,161         344        564
 Other pacific salmon      768     1,068         523        549
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  3,221     3,323       1,268      1,871

 Halibut                 2,079     1,833       1,222      1,118

 Other flatfish          1,906     2,271         494        578
 Yellowfin tuna          4,401     6,833       1,832      2,252
 Skipjack                3,378     4,546         515        454
 Bigeye tuna             8,396     8,557       5,385      6,288
 Bluefin tuna                0        70           0        117
 Herring                   168       345          26         31
 Cod                     2,599     2,790       1,358      1,394
 Sardine                 1,690     3,435         128        298
 Mackerel                  793       615         215        258
 Jack mackerel           2,149     1,957         406        314
 Capelin                 2,903     1,220         869        425
 Globefish               1,056     1,650         277        579
 Rockfish                2,786     5,518         915      2,120
 Sablefish               1,410     1,700       1,759      1,985
 Other fish             11,945    14,725       1,902      2,899
 Herring roe             1,115     1,683         717        804
 Pollock roe               366       522         316        525
 Other fish roe          1,340     1,253       1,574      1,122
 IQ fish fillet          4,817     5,427       1,984      2,328
 Tuna, fillet            1,642       939       1,660      1,020
 Bluefin tuna, fillet       30        23          63         39
 Other fish, fillet      4,662     8,943       2,578      6,362
 Pollock surimi         13,067    15,330       4,003      3,889
 Threadfin bream surimi  5,946     5,602       1,491      1,264
 Other minced fish      10,743    12,040       3,141      3,342

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               792       925         987        806
 Salmon, fillet             89       129         102        155
 Other fish                431       352         514        410
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,357     1,503         686        658

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 960     2,469         888      1,320
 Tanner crab             2,516     1,954         875        445
 Oyster                    112       358          94        266
 Clam                      504     1,019         142        290
 Sea urchin roe            158       178         927        921
 Baby clam                 163     1,044          45        249
 Fresh water calm          202       410          26         72
 Others                    275       285         226        249

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             344       296         824        695
 Shrimp                 23,074    23,595      23,281     24,154
 King crab               1,574     1,208       2,308      1,374
 Tanner crab               982     1,511       1,419      1,644
 European cuttlefish       667       549         622        443
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,925     4,100       2,255      2,522
 Octopus                 4,240     4,071       3,290      2,481
 Cuttlefish              1,454     1,590       1,209      1,190
 Squid                   1,892     2,043         409        571
 Sea urchin roe            277       365         808        790
 Baby clam                  72        38          26         14
 Others                    612       594         761        815

SALTED/DRIED: 
 Cuttlefish                174       145         247        143
 Squid                      59       299          39        222
 Jellyfish                 356       931         184        288

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     604       838         377        457
 Salted                    500       518          52         58
 Fresh/frozen              387       312          61         36
 Others                    197       119         153         88

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,458     2,619       1,244      1,195
 Sardine, dried juvenile   153       195         163        167
 Eal                       459     2,029         765      2,907
 Other fish              7,168     6,899       3,520      3,361
 Pollock roe               855       905       1,277      1,375
 Salmon roe, ikura         384       570         821      1,102
 Crab                    1,452     1,448       2,629      1,996
 Shrimp, salted          1,714     1,744       2,085      2,164
 Shrimp, other           5,142     4,441       3,904      3,445
 Squid                   4,203     3,659       1,649      1,611
 Other molluscs          3,282     4,448       2,040      2,384
 Fish meal              32,885    40,864       3,943      5,687
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12/09/13


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