JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2006
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products APR. 2006 APR. 2005 APR. 2006 APR. 2005
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,738 1,961 2,731 2,907
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 2,140 2,283 1,872 1,529
Yellowfin tuna 1,899 1,799 1,494 1,402
Bigeye tuna 1,506 1,481 1,393 1,214
Bluefin tuna 502 853 621 1,451
Spanish mackerel 982 1,302 534 692
Other fish 874 1,540 456 678
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 837 420 361 208
Pacific coho 3,732 4,493 1,731 1,844
Other pacific salmon 373 511 178 240
Pink/chum/trout salmon 4,847 5,147 2,527 2,275
Halibut 1,513 1,399 947 813
Other flatfish 3,279 3,897 1,614 1,032
Yellowfin tuna 8,263 11,609 2,886 3,458
Skipjack 4,352 2,926 391 290
Bigeye tuna 9,502 10,045 6,378 5,466
Bluefin tuna 2,224 562 4,454 1,164
Herring 1,740 3,049 218 374
Cod 1,426 640 596 196
Sardine 680 590 65 55
Mackerel 877 8,385 321 1,803
Jack mackerel 2,429 3,419 315 341
Capelin 1,798 4,918 554 943
Globefish 696 681 121 107
Rockfish 409 1,167 188 360
Sablefish 709 847 794 745
Other fish 4,975 5,657 1,257 1,094
Mero (dressed) 106 203 110 198
Herring roe 66 68 15 42
Pollock roe 12,286 11,038 15,765 17,767
Other fish roe 224 194 136 122
IQ fish fillet 5,823 7,614 2,394 2,647
Tuna, fillet 1,849 1,382 1,611 1,211
Bluefine tuna, fillet 1,460 1,050 3,635 2,620
Other fish, fillet 9,091 9,859 5,736 5,267
Pollock surimi 20,892 17,042 5,752 4,050
Threadfin bream surimi 5,425 7,661 1,187 1,647
Other minced fish 10,754 9,088 3,199 2,402
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 156 177 171 168
Salmon, fillet 65 141 72 153
Other fish 397 298 425 260
LIVE:
Sea urchin 1,340 1,569 726 689
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 571 701 467 462
Tanner crab 2,430 2,764 863 1,121
Oyster 723 1,240 377 614
Clam 1,103 1,361 346 283
Sea urchin roe 177 187 783 743
Baby clam 7,675 7,909 1,115 1,049
Fresh water calm 547 750 67 95
Others 387 502 371 415
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 658 735 1,463 1,412
Shrimp 16,512 16,231 15,667 14,755
King crab 715 436 834 648
Tanner crab 1,517 875 1,529 976
European cuttlefish 1,261 1,547 741 740
Squid/cuttlefish 3,220 3,367 1,687 1,759
Octopus 5,392 4,760 3,541 3,068
Cuttlefish 1,653 1,978 1,168 1,171
Squid 1,237 836 258 287
Sea urchin roe 9 36 9 33
Baby clam 84 113 26 34
Others 449 508 663 694
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 159 144 228 161
Squid 230 239 209 221
Jellyfish 1,070 504 424 216
SEAWEED:
Dried 1,016 921 563 460
Salted 2,701 3,683 319 409
Fresh/frozen 6,450 12,404 700 1,085
Others 77 114 77 115
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,488 2,022 1,091 854
Sardine, dried juvenile 132 278 138 267
Eal 4,992 4,770 8,039 7,594
Other fish 7,667 7,280 3,755 2,989
Pollock roe 854 702 1,759 1,328
Salmon roe, ikura 96 36 158 65
Crab 1,148 1,493 1,701 2,471
Shrimp, salted 1,376 1,379 1,725 1,591
Shrimp, other 4,482 3,420 3,249 2,532
Squid 3,804 3,721 1,930 1,712
Other molluscs 3,872 3,646 2,074 1,998
Fish meal 25,055 34,296 2,292 2,518
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Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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