JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES
JANUARY-DECEMBER 2006
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products          2006      2005        2006       2005
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LIVE:
 Eel, adult             20,236    23,553      29,376     34,165

FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon        21,916    24,817      18,120     17,145
 Yellowfin tuna         19,012    21,389      14,814     16,227
 Bigeye tuna            15,787    16,835      14,132     13,865
Bluefin tuna             7,395     9,882      14,945     19,209
 Spanish mackerel        6,619     8,633       3,100      4,270
 Other fish             11,817    15,032       5,797      7,283

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye        44,755    55,679      21,560     28,513
 Pacific coho           73,382    72,405      33,997     29,654
 Other pacific salmon    9,648    12,883       4,122      4,829
 Pink/chum/trout salmon 46,404    50,728      24,567     23,801

 Halibut                19,967    27,759      12,210     16,075

 Other flatfish         29,104    35,371       8,819      9,074
 Yellowfin tuna         90,266   123,477      30,772     36,329
 Skipjack               50,454    52,039       4,658      4,633
 Bigeye tuna            86,276   101,917      61,890     60,811
 Bluefin tuna            5,355     4,220      11,143      7,632
 Herring                42,802    41,824       5,318      5,747
 Cod                    17,159    20,432       8,004      6,708
 Sardine                16,963    33,589       1,497      2,904
 Mackerel               48,348    94,881      13,432     26,008
 Jack mackerel          47,776    44,391       6,143      5,391
 Capelin                16,722    23,691       5,684      6,617
 Globefish              10,320     9,221       2,882      2,037
 Rockfish               19,946    24,138       8,185      8,652
 Sablefish              13,211    13,532      14,721     13,181
 Other fish             87,677    80,672      18,157     16,262
 Mero (dressed)          2,570     4,434       2,878      5,803
 Herring roe             3,450     5,017       1,618      2,792
 Pollock roe            44,277    42,350      49,384     60,272
 Other fish roe          7,086    10,243       5,616      7,099
 IQ fish fillet         67,858    73,995      27,214     26,295
 Tuna, fillet           17,402    16,222      17,371     14,432
 Bluefine tuna, fillet  15,542    10,466      38,576     25,686
 Other fish, fillet    109,077   108,344      73,826     61,391
 Pollock surimi        112,992   118,220      29,312     30,521
 Threadfin bream surimi 54,709    62,503      12,040     13,721
 Other minced fish     119,692   122,650      35,314     33,687

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe             7,331     8,685       8,054     10,438
 Salmon, fillet          1,044     1,288       1,240      1,440
 Other fish              4,348     3,308       4,876      3,278
LIVE:
 Sea urchin             16,227    14,788       7,591      6,779

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab              16,426    24,835       9,482     12,294
 Tanner crab            27,612    28,425       8,091      9,719
 Oyster                  5,036     6,159       3,140      3,781
 Clam                   13,583    17,268       3,921      3,557
 Sea urchin roe          1,901     2,195       9,029      9,954
 Baby clam              40,731    38,956       6,350      5,794
 Fresh water calm        5,881     7,963         881      1,021
 Others                  3,692     4,709       3,551      3,862

FROZEN:        
 Spiny lobster           3,741     4,510       8,396      8,560
 Shrimp                229,952   232,443     227,202    213,858
 King crab              16,839    10,749      22,287     15,956
 Tanner crab            24,615    24,998      24,014     23,873
 European cuttlefish     7,969    11,896       5,312      6,961
 Squid/cuttlefish       43,309    48,533      23,540     22,555
 Octopus                48,360    55,538      30,296     34,446
 Cuttlefish             20,114    20,140      14,384     12,780
 Squid                  22,589    15,734       5,508      4,269
 Sea urchin roe          1,862     2,236       4,665      4,761
 Baby clam               1,364     1,409         552        527
 Others                  7,492     6,851       9,226      8,167

SALTED/DRIED:        
 Cuttlefish              1,637     1,826       1,855      2,337
 Squid                   2,491     2,701       2,051      2,395
 Jellyfish              10,813     7,648       3,671      3,060

SEAWEED:
 Dried                  10,363     9,675       5,612      4,929
 Salted                 12,063    12,945       1,280      1,310
 Fresh/frozen           21,449    28,493       2,284      2,640
 Others                  4,063     4,354       2,289      2,078

PREPARED:
 Tuna                   28,598    29,484      12,413     12,096
 Sardine, dried juvenile 1,878     3,284       1,845      3,188
 Eal                    35,490    32,407      55,179     49,968
 Other fish             82,948    83,043      39,000     37,116
 Pollock roe            11,744     9,213      19,698     16,971
 Salmon roe, ikura       3,158     2,564       6,024      4,289
 Crab                   16,098    16,176      23,466     26,522
 Shrimp, salted         18,269    17,051      22,766     19,701
 Shrimp, other          50,013    42,181      37,958     31,495
 Squid                  46,554    43,204      21,436     20,444
 Other molluscs         50,455    48,456      26,304     24,527
 Fish meal             408,189   372,639      46,300     28,363
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12/09/13


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