JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES
DECEMBER 2010
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                             DECEMBER             JAN - DECEMBER
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                             Million                  Million
Fishery Products          M.T.      Yen            M.T.     Yen
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult              1,204     2,114         14,841   22,975
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         2,420     1,950         20,013   15,465
 Yellowfin tuna          1,765     1,443         16,116   12,380
 Bigeye tuna             1,245     1,066         11,578    9,773
 Bluefin tuna              474       848          4,021    6,853
 Spanish mackerel          283       136          3,614    1,883
 Other fish                878       488          6,540    3,136
 
FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         1,610       922         49,526   29,067
 Pacific coho           11,898     5,521         71,651   32,704
 Other pacific salmon       33        20          6,019    3,033
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  4,609     2,533         41,269   21,459
 Halibut                 1,818     1,019         27,592   14,851
 Other flatfish          1,538       319         27,646    5,610
 Yellowfin tuna          4,310     1,493         50,073   15,610
 Skipjack                6,230       600         59,581    6,140
 Bigeye tuna             7,562     5,847         73,859   56,033
 Bluefin tuna              125       248          1,765    2,572
 Herring                   821       112         36,471    4,684
 Cod                     2,009       627         12,863    3,872
 Sardine                   586        46          6,791      551
 Mackerel               15,675     3,313         76,205   16,054
 Jack mackerel           6,686       924         39,560    5,609
 Capelin                 1,235       364         21,943    4,863
 Globefish                 922       249          6,417    1,292
 Rockfish                2,505       795         29,322    9,619
 Sablefish                 588       836          9,349   11,901
 Other fish              6,305     1,493         75,792   17,441 
 Herring roe               238       204          2,733    2,299
 Pollock roe               414       280         38,806   28,918
 Other fish roe            317       335          5,501    3,776
 IQ fish fillet          4,977     1,739         54,639   19,400
 Tuna, fillet            2,285     2,755         20,002   22,532
 Bluefin tuna, fillet      295       834          8,599   18,336
 Other fish, fillet      5,511     2,774         63,134   31,437
 Pollock surimi          2,772       956         63,114   20,884
 Threadfin bream surimi  3,844     1,017         51,110   13,212
 Other minced fish      12,015     3,673        120,805   36,765
SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               370       374          6,438    7,305
 Salmon, fillet            101       124          1,075    1,271
 Other fish                415       481          3,521    4,123
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,241       765          9,739    5,591

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 609       684          3,412    3,302
 Tanner crab             1,243       698         12,700    5,571  
 Oyster                    178       119          4,201    2,476
 Clam                    1,333       274          7,681    1,698
 Sea urchin roe            196     1,024          1,342    6,112
 Baby clam               5,260       654         40,314    6,550
 Fresh water calm          326        57          3,917      703
 Others                    491       328          3,512    2,403

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             156       352          2,197    4,610
 Shrimp                 18,489    16,522        205,345  169,866
 King crab                 958     2,136          8,075   15,343
 Tanner crab             1,261     1,607         19,203   19,283
 European cuttlefish       468       270          4,525    2,896
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,622     1,663         34,511   18,491
 Octopus                 6,161     3,981         44,677   25,602
 Cuttlefish              1,230       854         14,397    9,607
 Squid                   2,728       849         24,911    7,240 
 Sea urchin roe            186       415          1,687    3,825
 Baby clam                 130        34            998      312
 Others                    758       976          6,720    8,486
SALTED/DRIED:  
 Cuttlefish                184       257          1,237    1,535
 Squid                     135       144          1,166    1,022
 Jellyfish                 437       125          7,155    2,014

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     668       367          8,940    5,014
 Salted                    219        26          5,557      585
 Fresh/frozen              108        19         11,097    1,203
 Others                     89        46          3,009    1,729
PREPARED :
 Tuna                    2,019      806         24,568    10,146
 Sardine, dried juvenile   100       114          1,082    1,124 
 Eal                     1,338     2,629         22,938   36,808
 Other fish              7,198     3,251         79,179   33,366
 Pollock roe               654       761          6,908    9,255
 Salmon roe, ikura          77       180            857    1,635
 Crab                    1,839     2,616         13,245   18,152
 Shrimp, salted          2,174     2,284         21,563   22,090
 Shrimp, other           4,807     3,262         46,599   30,482
 Squid                   3,584     1,698         42,185   17,251
 Other molluscs          3,564     1,588         40,679   18,322
 Fish meal              12,899     1,582        321,247   43,104
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12/09/13


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