JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2007
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     FEB. 2007 FEB. 2006   FEB. 2007  FEB. 2006
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LIVE:  	
 Eel, adult              1,765     1,428       2,105      2,203
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,555     1,852       1,255      1,343
 Yellowfin tuna          1,300     1,403         921      1,084
 Bigeye tuna             1,178     1,161       1,001        952
 Bluefin tuna              607       625       1,236      1,543
 Spanish mackerel          756       833         371        432
 Other fish                430     1,142         173        504

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye           950     1,969         521        887
 Pacific coho           16,989    16,264       7,922      7,184
 Other pacific salmon       24       104          39        104
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  4,572     4,313       2,455      2,178

 Halibut                 1,848     1,422       1,139        873

 Other flatfish          1,978     1,705         644        468
 Yellowfin tuna          3,518     5,230       1,026      1,401
 Skipjack                1,247       533         126         53
 Bigeye tuna             5,557     6,561       3,798      3,826
 Bluefin tuna              932       885       2,150      1,763
 Herring                 2,054     2,275         242        204
 Cod                     1,752     3,364         918      1,442
 Sardine                   906       851          76         71
 Mackerel                1,537     1,397         503        429
 Jack mackerel           5,256     3,922         686        453
 Capelin                   921       464         385        165
 Globefish                 515       573          89         91
 Rockfish                  610       192         256         90
 Sablefish                 469       343         462        343
 Other fish              4,692     3,028       1,173        698
 Herring roe                 -        22           -         14
 Pollock roe               659       332         645        345
 Other fish roe            117       285         121        234
 IQ fish fillet          5,655     3,089       2,171      1,131
 Tuna, fillet            1,363       883       1,369        811
 Bluefine tuna, fillet   2,179     2,136       5,841      5,427
 Other fish, fillet      5,341     6,127       3,088      4,139
 Pollock surimi          2,426     1,827         534        497
 Threadfin bream surimi  3,675     3,469         823        750
 Other minced fish       9,826     7,524       2,966      2,280

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe                24        13           8          6
 Salmon, fillet             43       114          54        121
 Other fish                477       274         546        287
LIVE:
 Sea urchin                N/A     1,468         N/A        611

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 137       865         171        635
 Tanner crab               303       526         157        258
 Oyster                    121       391          70        220
 Clam                    2,286     2,576         709        737
 Sea urchin roe             96       137         507        677
 Baby clam               1,232     2,536         197        376
 Fresh water calm          548       545          93         74
 Others                     89       281         116        253

FROZEN:	
 Spiny lobster             185       211         394        441
 Shrimp                 12,162    12,540      12,112     11,009
 King crab               1,679       952       1,835      1,104
 Tanner crab               598       656         658        602
 European cuttlefish       323       493         286        374
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,176     3,767       1,731      1,620
 Octopus                 2,780     2,940       1,859      1,837
 Cuttlefish              1,635     1,369       1,352        919
 Squid                   1,255       840         327        190
 Sea urchin roe             74        16         170         35
 Baby clam                  68       102          31         35
 Others                    454       428         560        437

SALTED/DRIED:	
 Cuttlefish                228        58         203         95
 Squid                     238       108         181         95
 Jellyfish                 528       890         181        339

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     770       551         460        305
 Salted                    859       754          98         70
 Fresh/frozen            1,359     1,351         163        140
 Others                     54       162          65         97

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,024     2,336         940        929
 Sardine, dried juvenile   140       126         130        135
 Eal                     4,035     3,266       5,553      5,654
 Other fish              5,866     4,065       3,002      1,855
 Pollock roe               805       395       1,228        714
 Salmon roe, ikura           3        73           6        156
 Crab                    1,107       706       1,595        941
 Shrimp, salted          1,300       969       1,606      1,201
 Shrimp, other           3,436     3,209       2,764      2,373
 Squid                   3,761     2,337       1,635      1,096
 Other molluscs          3,597     2,818       1,829      1,390
 Fish meal              23,658    25,566       2,972      2,226
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- = no imports
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12/09/13


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