JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JUNE 2001
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products June 2001 June 2000 June 2001 June 2000
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Live:
Eel, adult 1,721 1,158 1,334 972
Others 775 824 982 980
Fresh
Pacific sockeye 13 12 12 13
Pacific coho - - - -
Other Pacific salmon 108 78 71 60
Atlantic salmon 2,103 1,926 1,270 1,324
Yellowfin tuna 2,559 2,589 1,690 1,870
Bluefin tuna 291 280 492 348
Bigeye tuna 1,524 1,611 1,041 1,313
Southern bluefin tuna 549 619 1,249 1,396
Sea bream 49 75 27 46
Billfish 94 106 69 77
Frozen
Swordfish 153 167 121 145
Pacific sockeye 1,104 824 1,048 524
Pacific coho 2,703 2,137 894 1,030
Other Pacific salmon 1,440 872 603 392
Pink salmon 4,824 2,407 1,892 1,261
Atlantic salmon 598 3,100 220 168
Other salmon 219 68 82 33
Halibut 3,170 4,852 1,202 1,902
Albacore tuna 152 29 40 7
Yellowfin tuna 6,921 10,843 1,891 2,272
Skipjack 4,692 4,552 404 251
Bluefin tuna 102 60 159 95
Bigeye tuna 9,704 10,795 5,970 7,003
Herring 14,548 13,236 2,541 2,029
Cod 793 1,390 253 375
Mackerel 1,295 4,387 187 494
Mero 943 474 605 306
Jack mackerel 2,885 1,165 462 153
Sea bream 184 208 38 56
Capelin 6,376 1,842 1,066 373
Billfish 580 588 160 157
Spanish mackerel 147 14 44 5
Rockfish 538 4,480 141 1,157
Sablefish 2,105 1,719 2,122 1,664
Herring roe 59 38 28 11
Pollock roe 5,629 6,105 9,271 12,150
Mero, fillet 175 212 183 241
Swordfish, fillet 61 67 38 34
Pollock surimi 10,663 6,601 2,030 1,991
Cod Surimi 181 969 33 176
Threadfin bream 4,534 4,164 780 796
Salted/dried
Herring roe 2,016 1,926 3,542 3,317
Pollock roe 226 207 365 374
Salmon roe 156 185 302 311
Shellfish
Live/fresh
Sea urchin 927 808 506 498
Arkshell 592 783 271 309
Spiny lobster 193 205 613 638
King crab 1,162 1,187 680 532
Tanner crab 2,929 3,314 750 985
Blue crab 1 13 1 27
Other crab 339 312 205 247
Oyster 1,300 601 704 26
Clam 778 1,166 186 261
Frozen
Spiny lobster 409 511 928 1,058
Lobster 156 274 310 436
Shrimp 20,441 20,905 22,181 23,976
King crab 596 1,251 878 2,054
Tanner crab 5,212 6,382 5,254 6,815
Blue crab 283 706 154 299
Other crab 67 130 67 102
European cuttlefish 446 780 259 401
Octopus 2,821 5,239 1,076 1,657
Scallop 61 84 69 86
Other cuttlefish 2,092 2,083 1,406 1,262
Squid 33 109 12 27
Abalone 23 51 127 235
Salted/dried
Squid 249 221 146 152
Sea urchin roe 26 31 72 73
Jellyfish 719 1,011 289 324
Seaweed, dried 653 601 343 304
Seaweed, salted 1,012 721 88 72
Prepared
Eel 9,243 10,341 8,433 13,085
Canned crab 34,517 19,021 2,230 1,093
Fish meal 39 92 117 277
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N/A - Not available; - = no imports
Source: NMFS, Long Beach, CA
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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