JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MARCH 2006
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     MAR. 2006 MAR. 2005   MAR. 2006  MAR. 2005
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LIVE:                               
 Eel, adult              1,812     2,160       2,803      3,266 
                                                         
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         2,335     2,262       1,850      1,483 
 Yellowfin tuna          1,778     2,041       1,373      1,548 
 Bigeye tuna             1,627     1,685       1,457      1,340   
 Bluefin tuna              612     1,424       1,361      2,331
 Spanish mackerel        1,271     2,045         490        923 
 Other fish              1,192     1,472         529        647

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         2,557       811       1,212        374
 Pacific coho            8,757     8,374       4,061      3,175 
 Other pacific salmon      193        61          83         20
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  6,655     6,943       3,264      2,968 
 Halibut                 1,466     1,859         895        976
 Other flatfish          3,496     3,727       1,214        963  
 Yellowfin tuna         10,045    11,380       2,707      3,130
 Skipjack                3,197     4,701         257        376
 Bigeye tuna             8,226    10,522       4,778      5,378
 Bluefin tuna            1,152     1,729       2,485      2,898 
 Herring                 1,232     1,711         165        232 
 Cod                     3,040     3,318       1,372      1,034
 Sardine                   867       714          73         57
 Mackerel                5,207     7,623       1,500      1,703 
 Jack mackerel           4,415     3,529         581        365  
 Capelin                 1,004       736         401        223 
 Globefish                 558       759          94        155
 Rockfish                  425       851         185        253
 Sablefish                 298       358         302        293
 Other fish             11,347    12,013       1,934      1,946 
 Mero (dressed)            100       182         128        223 
 Herring roe                28       201          17        108
 Pollock roe             4,538     4,615       5,682      7,475
 Other fish roe            176       229          81        201
 IQ fish fillet          5,205     4,802       1,995      1,657
 Tuna, fillet            1,655       972       1,423        826 
 Bluefine tuna, fillet   4,164     2,674      10,250      7,181 
 Other fish, fillet      8,989     8,150       5,861      4,493
 Pollock surimi         13,804    19,290       3,826      4,657 
 Threadfin bream surimi  4,988     6,998       1,080      1,452
 Other minced fish       9,570     7,663       2,671      1,934

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe                22        51          15         26 
 Salmon, fillet             48        81          56         85
 Other fish                401       305         416        273

LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,152     1,133         589        545 

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 203       489         187        252
 Tanner crab               583       782         236        384 
 Oyster                    438       750         236        365
 Clam                    1,013     1,459         293        289
 Sea urchin roe            169       160         784        716
 Baby clam               6,501     6,592         927        937 
 Fresh water calm          678       864          87        123 
 Others                    468       525         422        440 

FROZEN:                               
 Spiny lobster             168       385         291        666 
 Shrimp                 14,398    14,045      12,843     12,660
 King crab               1,316       375       1,568        506
 Tanner crab             1,135       822       1,067        743
 European cuttlefish       557       677         364        400 
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,525     2,881       1,901      1,381
 Octopus                 4,251     3,540       2,666      2,185 
 Cuttlefish              1,502     1,557       1,056        944 
 Squid                   1,255       532         274        171 
 Sea urchin roe             40        94          72        149 
 Baby clam                  51        37          19         15 
 Others                    484       418         554        438 

SALTED/DRIED:                         
 Cuttlefish                 87        57         102         55
 Squid                     124       119         111         89 
 Jellyfish               1,102       421         371        156 

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     895       893         496        444
 Salted                  2,824     2,396         330        265
 Fresh/frozen            5,980     6,549         632        630
 Others                     64        78         121         72

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,049     1,847         812        675
 Sardine, dried juvenile   134       460         141        496
 Eal                     4,367     3,035       7,407      4,706 
 Other fish              6,374     5,938       2,841      2,472
 Pollock roe               653       497       1,276        948
 Salmon roe, ikura          68        48         119        100 
 Crab                    1,182       777       1,690      1,269
 Shrimp, salted          1,146       860       1,480        946
 Shrimp, other           3,902     2,885       2,945      2,104 
 Squid                   3,411     2,935       1,748      1,425
 Other molluscs          3,504     3,050       1,781      1,543
 Fish meal              34,259    30,444       3,087      2,151
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