JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, NOVEMBER 2006
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     NOV. 2006 NOV. 2005   NOV. 2006  NOV. 2005
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LIVE:
 Eel, adult              1,623     1,596       1,810      2,382

FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,851     1,992       1,374      1,427
 Yellowfin tuna          1,507     1,545       1,140      1,122
 Bigeye tuna             1,065       939         978        834
 Bluefin tuna              830       882       1,747      1,928
 Spanish mackerel          339       359         187        194
 Other fish              1,357     1,196         674        679

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         2,634     3,046       1,204      1,417
 Pacific coho            6,211     7,390       2,974      3,670
 Other pacific salmon      455       473         242        155
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  3,345     4,117       1,833      2,246

 Halibut                 2,089     2,262       1,210      1,367

 Other flatfish          1,701     1,411         499        438
 Yellowfin tuna          5,534     7,442       1,927      2,341
 Skipjack                3,681     1,918         382        187
 Bigeye tuna             5,824     8,370       4,370      5,620
 Bluefin tuna              130        54         222         66
 Herring                   408       935          42        120
 Cod                     2,595       943       1,383        338
 Sardine                 3,172     2,915         281        261
 Mackerel               13,474    27,508       3,180      8,362
 Jack mackerel           2,689     1,404         326        183
 Capelin                   992     1,222         398        443
 Globefish               1,970     1,465       1,115        558
 Rockfish                1,503     1,341         616        535
 Sablefish                 879       715       1,023        807
 Other fish              8,131     8,911       1,816      1,778
 Mero (dressed)            475       432         467        594
 Herring roe             1,161     1,753         526        941
 Pollock roe               971       960         972      1,274
 Other fish roe            731     1,589         851      1,262
 IQ fish fillet          6,072     5,617       2,612      2,209
 Tuna, fillet            1,129     1,494       1,196      1,455
 Bluefine tuna, fillet     468       145       1,157        294
 Other fish, fillet      9,961     8,409       7,316      5,370
 Pollock surimi         12,641     8,127       3,180      2,340
 Threadfin bream surimi  5,318     4,620       1,183      1,041
 Other minced fish      13,397    12,629       3,795      3,961

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               932       783         851        753
 Salmon, fillet             45       139          54        145
 Other fish                410       314         494        347
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,541     1,627         717        681

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab               2,020     4,067       1,337      2,120
 Tanner crab             2,229     2,631         524        769
 Oyster                    433       408         411        360
 Clam                    1,533     1,623         432        355
 Sea urchin roe            174       209         988      1,064
 Baby clam               6,655     7,073         930        995
 Fresh water calm          390       537          64         68
 Others                    529       527         446        403

FROZEN:        
 Spiny lobster             350       299         791        524
 Shrimp                 22,834    23,447      24,755     23,164
 King crab               5,079     2,842       8,231      5,175
 Tanner crab             1,651     1,760       1,911      1,776
 European cuttlefish       607     1,118         436        620
 Squid/cuttlefish        4,629     6,579       2,615      2,875
 Octopus                 5,676     3,817       3,738      2,188
 Cuttlefish              1,904     1,900       1,466      1,244
 Squid                   2,766     1,834         680        506
 Sea urchin roe            312       310         764        595
 Baby clam                  86        69          30         30
 Others                    717       829         903        950

SALTED/DRIED:        
 Cuttlefish                171       196         174        317
 Squid                     155       339         115        310
 Jellyfish                 586       542         157        289

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     931       840         508        449
 Salted                    676       713          58         58
 Fresh/frozen              253       749          26         74
 Others                  1,042     1,239         503        546

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,350     2,428       1,061      1,074
 Sardine, dried juvenile   189       136         192        134
 Eal                     3,082       325       4,313        561
 Other fish              6,844     6,710       3,707      3,346
 Pollock roe             1,157       967       1,630      1,577
 Salmon roe, ikura         383       347         810        605
 Crab                    1,799     1,701       2,624      2,810
 Shrimp, salted          1,702     1,693       2,127      2,066
 Shrimp, other           4,192     4,450       3,341      3,512
 Squid                   4,529     3,760       2,079      2,003
 Other molluscs          4,714     4,409       2,561      2,325
 Fish meal              28,305    18,336       3,410      1,497
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12/09/13


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