JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JUNE 2006
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     JUNE 2006 JUNE 2005   JUNE 2006  JUNE 2005
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LIVE:  	
 Eel, adult              1,890     2,356       2,957      3,333 
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,568     1,919       1,489      1,322 
 Yellowfin tuna          1,416     1,617       1,179      1,228 
 Bigeye tuna             1,325     1,136       1,199        896
 Bluefin tuna              159       187         361        441
 Spanish mackerel          468       419         220        174 
 Other fish                636     1,006         404        479

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye           866       637         443        494
 Pacific coho            2,080       945       1,079        436 
 Other pacific salmon    1,021     1,245         406        635
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  4,044     3,320       2,221      1,564 

 Halibut                 1,911     2,183       1,162      1,244

 Other flatfish          2,342     3,858         728        914  
 Yellowfin tuna          6,744    16,755       2,795      4,884
 Skipjack                3,596     6,886         354        681
 Bigeye tuna             6,503     8,632       5,641      5,191
 Bluefin tuna                -        11           -         19 
 Herring                13,723    16,470       1,732      2,475 
 Cod                       227       104         102         32
 Sardine                   785     1,129          70         94
 Mackerel                1,051     2,193         381        527 
 Jack mackerel           2,572     2,207         361        344  
 Capelin                 1,114     1,354         448        463 
 Globefish                 414       492         108         77
 Rockfish                  655       970         294        324
 Sablefish               2,003     2,164       2,312      2,073
 Other fish              7,004     6,436       1,617      1,163 
 Mero (dressed)            342       288         400        367 
 Herring roe                64        28          21          9
 Pollock roe             6,031     5,724       6,099      7,599
 Other fish roe            510       661         290        295
 IQ fish fillet          5,632     6,384       2,257      2,253
 Tuna, fillet            2,180     1,329       2,181      1,116 
 Bluefine tuna, fillet      15       188          44        369 
 Other fish, fillet      8,770     8,157       5,631      4,489
 Pollock surimi          4,111     2,433       1,146        597 
 Threadfin bream surimi  4,909     6,787       1,057      1,512
 Other minced fish      11,716    10,474       3,409      2,862

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe             1,202     1,710       1,688      2,503 
 Salmon, fillet             33       113          38        117
 Other fish                483       254         492        248
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,684     1,062         774        436 

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 990     1,255         409        426
 Tanner crab             4,492     4,380       1,309      1,481 
 Oyster                    790       297         398        152
 Clam                      657       708         176        136
 Sea urchin roe            114       133         432        528
 Baby clam               1,193       606         297        145 
 Fresh water calm          425       503          51         53 
 Others                    226       293         240        221 

FROZEN:	
 Spiny lobster             368       314         850        629 
 Shrimp                 18,632    18,979      18,765     17,435
 King crab                 714       221         887        279
 Tanner crab             4,106     3,900       3,741      3,641
 European cuttlefish       825     1,188         442        673 
 Squid/cuttlefish        4,231     4,816       2,167      2,191
 Octopus                 1,851     5,286       1,022      3,310 
 Cuttlefish              1,974     1,847       1,383      1,139 
 Squid                   3,729     1,784         819        526 
 Sea urchin roe            116       208         265        454 
 Baby clam                 353       235         155         92 
 Others                    784       438         887        545 

SALTED/DRIED:	
 Cuttlefish                134       141         171        159
 Squid                     178       156         141        132 
 Jellyfish               1,011       625         363        276 

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     871       922         473        462
 Salted                    549       544          68         48 
 Fresh/frozen            1,243     1,560         128        142
 Others                    161       123         128         57

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,680     2,847       1,101      1,128
 Sardine, dried juvenile   236       227         204        189
 Eal                     2,386     5,524       3,782      8,671 
 Other fish              8,018     7,788       3,478      3,424
 Pollock roe             1,028       820       1,721      1,583
 Salmon roe, ikura          73        30         114         58 
 Crab                    1,177     1,286       1,686      2,128
 Shrimp, salted          1,555     1,418       1,927      1,661
 Shrimp, other           3,949     3,492       2,922      2,526 
 Squid                   4,479     3,479       1,927      1,732
 Other molluscs          4,789     4,488       2,363      2,066
 Fish meal              27,096    30,999       2,667      2,329
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- = no imports
Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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