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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12/09/13


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