JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2007
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     MAR. 2007 MAR. 2006   MAR. 2007  MAR. 2006
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LIVE:  	
 Eel, adult              2,104     1,812       2,534      2,803
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         2,067     2,335       1,691      1,850
 Yellowfin tuna          1,616     1,778       1,260      1,373
 Bigeye tuna             1,301     1,627       1,136      1,457
 Bluefin tuna              584       612       1,201      1,361
 Spanish mackerel        1,351     1,271         642        490
 Other fish              1,145     1,192         433        529

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         2,450     2,557       1,271      1,212
 Pacific coho           11,763     8,757       5,405      4,061
 Other pacific salmon      202       193         128         83
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  5,903     6,655       2,989      3,264

 Halibut                 1,476     1,466         873        895

 Other flatfish          3,528     3,496       1,190      1,214
 Yellowfin tuna          5,333    10,045       1,724      2,707
 Skipjack                4,931     3,197       	 466        257
 Bigeye tuna             8,134     8,226       5,394      4,778
 Bluefin tuna            2,615     1,152       6,223      2,485
 Herring                 1,470     1,232         200        165
 Cod                     1,248     3,040         633      1,372
 Sardine                 1,096       867       	  78         73
 Mackerel                1,746     5,207         481      1,500
 Jack mackerel           4,403     4,415         587        581
 Capelin                   748     1,004         225        401
 Globefish                 332       558          56         94
 Rockfish                1,334       425         491        185
 Sablefish                 261       298         295        302
 Other fish              5,933    11,347       1,286      1,934
 Herring roe                 -        28           -         17
 Pollock roe             4,897     4,538       6,047      5,682
 Other fish roe            268       176         177         81
 IQ fish fillet          2,923     5,205       1,137      1,995
 Tuna, fillet            1,137     1,655       1,240      1,423
 Bluefine tuna, fillet   6,308     4,164      17,289     10,250
 Other fish, fillet      2,939     8,989       1,538      5,861
 Pollock surimi         13,892    13,804       3,519      3,826
 Threadfin bream surimi  4,489     4,988       1,035      1,080
 Other minced fish       9,015     9,570       2,451      2,671

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe                13        22          11         15
 Salmon, fillet             28        48          36         56
 Other fish                264       401         321        416
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,627     1,152         961        589

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                  57       203          53        187
 Tanner crab               719       583         407        236
 Oyster                    398       438         206        236
 Clam                      882     1,013         266        293
 Sea urchin roe            141       169         802        784
 Baby clam               4,252     6,501         637        927
 Fresh water calm          539       678         112         87
 Others                    172       468         196        422

FROZEN:	
 Spiny lobster             237       168         522        291
 Shrimp                 11,271    14,398      11,542     12,843
 King crab                 425     1,316         492      1,568
 Tanner crab               312     1,135         350      1,067
 European cuttlefish       760       557         556        364
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,308     3,525       1,599      1,901
 Octopus                 4,139     4,251       3,029      2,666
 Cuttlefish              1,361     1,502       1,113      1,056
 Squid                     943     1,255         246        274
 Sea urchin roe             70        40         155         72
 Baby clam                  38        51          15         19
 Others                    343       484         396        554

SALTED/DRIED:	
 Cuttlefish                 41        87          42        102
 Squid                     268       124         192        111
 Jellyfish                 477     1,102         177        371

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     641       895         395        496
 Salted                  2,135     2,824         263        330
 Fresh/frozen            4,012     5,980         423        632
 Others                     78        64         111        121

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,180     2,049         975        812
 Sardine, dried juvenile    77       134          89        141
 Eal                     3,787     4,367       5,308      7,407
 Other fish              4,600     6,374       2,196      2,841
 Pollock roe               379       653         552      1,276
 Salmon roe, ikura          10        68          17        119
 Crab                      538     1,182         794      1,690
 Shrimp, salted          1,134     1,146       1,365      1,480
 Shrimp, other           3,127     3,902       2,415      2,945
 Squid                   2,615     3,411       1,177      1,748
 Other molluscs          2,329     3,504       1,301      1,781
 Fish meal              25,754    34,259       3,163      3,087
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- = no imports
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12/09/13


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