JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2006
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Fishery Products     FEB. 2006 FEB. 2005   FEB. 2006  FEB. 2005
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LIVE:                               
 Eel, adult              1,428     1,807       2,203      2,552 
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,852     1,955       1,343      1,257 
 Yellowfin tuna          1,403     1,796       1,048      1,332 
 Bigeye tuna             1,161     1,328         952        969   
 Bluefin tuna              625     1,007       1,543      2,086
 Spanish mackerel          833       770         432        398 
 Other fish              1,142     1,274         504        528

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         1,969       746         887        309
 Pacific coho           16,264    14,819       7,184      5,244 
 Other pacific salmon      104       147         104         57
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  4,313     5,698       2,178      2,373 
 Halibut                 1,422     1,569         873        814
 Other flatfish          1,705     1,602         468        407  
 Yellowfin tuna          5,230     7,043       1,401      1,967
 Skipjack                  533     3,926          53        330
 Bigeye tuna             6,561     8,585       3,826      4,345
 Bluefin tuna              885     1,013       1,763      2,098 
 Herring                 2,275     3,097         204        342 
 Cod                     3,364     6,152       1,442      1,890
 Sardine                   851       390          71         34
 Mackerel                1,397     2,046         429        493 
 Jack mackerel           3,922     3,566         453        392  
 Capelin                   464       576         165        227 
 Globefish                 573       645          91        109
 Rockfish                  192       444          90        140
 Sablefish                 343       394         343        321
 Other fish              3,028     3,612         698        709 
 Mero (dressed)            152       505         145        598 
 Herring roe                22        55          14         38
 Pollock roe               332       681         345        811
 Other fish roe            285       220         234        117
 IQ fish fillet          3,089     5,246       1,131      1,682
 Tuna, fillet              883       966         811        832 
 Bluefine tuna, fillet   2,136     2,806       5,427      7,174 
 Other fish, fillet      6,127     7,569       4,139      4,144
 Pollock surimi          1,827     2,486         497        531 
 Threadfin bream surimi  3,469     4,406         750        889
 Other minced fish       7,524     8,260       2,280      2,106

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe                13       125           6         54 
 Salmon, fillet            114        69         121         74
 Other fish                274       165         287        131

LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,468     1,060         611        456 

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 865       611         635        345
 Tanner crab               526     1,043         258        372 
 Oyster                    391       577         220        293
 Clam                    2,576     3,206         737        629
 Sea urchin roe            137       159         677        682
 Baby clam               2,536     2,142         376        332 
 Fresh water calm          545       916          74        135 
 Others                    281       314         253        255 

FROZEN:                               
 Spiny lobster             211       292         441        573 
 Shrimp                 12,540    16,661      11,009     14,587
 King crab                 952     1,299       1,104      1,714
 Tanner crab               656       826         602        677
 European cuttlefish       493       842         374        459 
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,767     3,130       1,620      1,265
 Octopus                 2,940     3,430       1,837      2,110 
 Cuttlefish              1,369     1,655         919      1,004 
 Squid                     840       617         190        237 
 Sea urchin roe             16        86          35        163 
 Baby clam                 102        75          35         25 
 Others                    428       545         437        620 

SALTED/DRIED:                         
 Cuttlefish                 58       116          95        130
 Squid                     108       252          95        224 
 Jellyfish                 890       656         339        299 

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     551       570         305        302
 Salted                    754       596          70         46
 Fresh/frozen            1,351     1,458         140        130
 Others                    162       292          97         90

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,336     2,029         929        772
 Sardine, dried juvenile   126       417         135        497
 Eal                     3,266     3,771       5,654      5,513 
 Other fish              4,065     6,130       1,855      2,530
 Pollock roe               395       564         714      1,043
 Salmon roe, ikura          73        40         156         72 
 Crab                      706     1,060         941      1,617
 Shrimp, salted            969     1,075       1,201      1,210
 Shrimp, other           3,209     2,828       2,373      2,092 
 Squid                   2,337     2,547       1,096      1,163
 Other molluscs          2,818     3,003       1,390      1,415
 Fish meal              25,566    19,739       2,226      1,366
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