JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 2000
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products July 2000 July 1999 July 2000 July 1999
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,209 2,175 1,967 3,883
Others 833 859 1,114 1,171
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 5 4 4 4
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 98 143 72 95
Atlantic salmon 1,969 1,842 1,374 1,265
Yellowfin tuna 2,657 2,459 1,918 1,752
Bluefin tuna 64 243 138 1,412
Bigeye tuna 1,589 2,076 1,327 332
Southern bluefin tuna 542 604 1,235 1,392
Sea bream 70 87 48 79
Billfish 106 128 78 82
Frozen
Swordfish 154 147 136 112
Pacific sockeye 13,540 10,785 6,662 8,278
Pacific coho 1,182 904 579 572
Other Pacific salmon 1,919 1,769 620 885
Pink salmon 2,794 3,822 1,284 2,251
Atlantic salmon 859 2,505 451 1,297
Other salmon 95 51 52 21
Halibut 4,406 2,719 1,725 1,029
Albacore tuna 44 117 11 27
Yellowfin tuna 7,227 8,333 2,008 2,936
Skipjack 4,394 8,889 223 714
Bluefin tuna 206 245 283 417
Bigeye tuna 7,431 9,947 4,737 9,366
Herring 11,876 8,862 1,545 1,806
Cod 1,042 999 306 315
Mackerel 1,833 4,093 222 532
Mero 832 328 649 222
Jack mackerel 1,914 2,310 406 387
Sea bream 411 101 82 39
Capelin 8,702 1,805 1,418 481
Billfish 508 1,452 151 320
Spanish mackerel 43 68 15 16
Rockfish 6,751 8,938 1,652 2,397
Sablefish 1,609 2,115 1,606 2,161
Herring roe 77 21 28 4
Pollock roe 2,295 2,428 3,867 2,887
Mero, fillet 298 510 292 648
Swordfish, fillet 88 103 53 52
Pollock surimi 8,959 2,602 2,003 750
Cod Surimi 5,646 6,556 952 1,664
Threadfin bream 3,167 2,367 581 536
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,857 1,901 3,215 3,653
Pollock roe 156 205 284 319
Salmon roe 533 511 733 756
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 563 740 375 419
Arkshell 587 655 335 390
Spiny lobster 166 183 547 596
King crab 869 1,341 447 648
Tanner crab 2,797 2,044 816 571
Blue crab 1 3 1 3
Other crab 365 681 259 454
Oyster 234 197 93 87
Clam 648 1,027 157 243
Frozen
Spiny lobster 758 416 1,443 688
Lobster 306 430 587 868
Shrimp 24,616 21,206 28,903 24,804
King crab 745 680 1,223 842
Tanner crab 6,200 7,595 6,282 7,611
Blue crab 606 264 263 137
Other crab 36 94 27 93
European cuttlefish 803 698 466 417
Octopus 11,779 6,340 4,050 3,162
Scallop 97 92 104 139
Other cuttlefish 2,342 2,329 1,400 1,683
Squid 118 875 33 131
Abalone 18 32 99 101
Salted/dried
Squid 54 34 31 19
Sea urchin roe 72 34 121 66
Jellyfish 881 1,496 326 736
Seaweed, dried 618 544 341 345
Seaweed, salted 409 950 39 104
Prepared
Eel 8,654 6,627 10,880 8,506
Canned crab 13 4 63 5
Fish meal 37,268 37,717 2,043 2,506
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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