JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JULY 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products July 2001 July 2000 July 2001 July 2000
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Live:
Eel, adult 2,893 2,209 2,196 1,967
Others 926 833 1,124 1,114
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 16 5 11 4
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 163 98 98 72
Atlantic salmon 2,113 1,969 1,301 1,374
Yellowfin tuna 2,730 2,657 1,976 1,918
Bluefin tuna 100 64 279 138
Bigeye tuna 1,670 1,589 1,321 1,327
Southern bluefin tuna 587 542 1,417 1,235
Sea bream 83 70 38 48
Billfish 86 106 64 78
Frozen
Swordfish 237 154 220 136
Pacific sockeye 11,796 13,540 6,906 6,662
Pacific coho 3,056 1,182 774 579
Other Pacific salmon 1,633 1,919 684 620
Pink salmon 3,665 2,794 1,312 1,284
Atlantic salmon 452 859 166 451
Other salmon 46 95 13 52
Halibut 3,147 4,406 1,279 1,725
Albacore tuna 246 44 70 11
Yellowfin tuna 7,083 7,227 2,242 2,008
Skipjack 5,758 4,394 531 223
Bluefin tuna 60 206 107 283
Bigeye tuna 10,916 7,431 6,700 4,737
Herring 7,610 11,876 1,202 1,545
Cod 594 1,042 195 306
Mackerel 783 1,833 112 222
Mero 833 832 551 699
Jack mackerel 2,415 1,914 393 406
Sea bream 161 411 51 82
Capelin 2,187 8,702 469 1,418
Billfish 589 508 153 151
Spanish mackerel 261 43 86 15
Rockfish 3,340 6,751 910 1,652
Sablefish 1,567 1,609 1,623 1,606
Herring roe 46 77 18 28
Pollock roe 2,398 2,295 3,223 3,867
Mero, fillet 437 298 433 292
Swordfish, fillet 87 88 52 53
Pollock surimi 6,986 8,959 1,346 2,003
Cod Surimi 1,495 5,646 294 952
Threadfin bream 3,799 3,167 680 581
Salted/dried
Herring roe 1,523 1,857 2,568 3,215
Pollock roe 136 156 307 284
Salmon roe 503 533 744 733
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 1,093 563 661 375
Arkshell 555 587 328 335
Spiny lobster 160 166 542 547
King crab 2,064 869 936 447
Tanner crab 2,944 2,797 791 816
Blue crab 1 1 1 1
Other crab 574 365 341 259
Oyster 312 234 132 93
Clam 581 648 137 157
Frozen
Spiny lobster 377 758 773 1,443
Lobster 294 306 629 587
Shrimp 27,279 24,616 31,479 28,903
King crab 380 745 509 1,223
Tanner crab 5,863 6,200 5,787 6,282
Blue crab 241 606 133 263
Other crab 82 36 49 27
European cuttlefish 483 803 275 466
Octopus 1,401 11,779 482 4,050
Scallop 79 97 90 104
Other cuttlefish 2,164 2,342 1,392 1,400
Squid 45 118 22 33
Abalone 40 18 199 99
Salted/dried
Squid 151 54 91 31
Sea urchin roe 67 72 188 121
Jellyfish 971 881 397 326
Seaweed, dried 729 618 385 341
Seaweed, salted 1,519 409 128 39
Prepared
Eel 9,831 8,654 9,126 10,880
Canned crab 98 13 280 63
Fish meal 68,581 37,268 4,647 2,043
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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