JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2007
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products      MAY 2007  MAY 2006    MAY 2007   MAY 2006
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult              2,254     2,092       2,825      3,218

FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,711     1,678       1,366      1,523
 Yellowfin tuna          1,641     1,580       1,263      1,219
 Bigeye tuna             1,064     1,297         959      1,124
 Bluefin tuna              280       199         721        450
 Spanish mackerel          838     1,201         492        532
 Other fish                750       889         325        482

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye           643     1,024         383        471
 Pacific coho            2,966     2,697       1,407      1,283
 Other pacific salmon      356       489         219        251
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  5,630     4,111       2,869      2,142

 Halibut                 1,605     1,021         999        668

 Other flatfish          2,703     3,915         847      1,209
 Yellowfin tuna          6,171     8,641       2,218      3,426
 Skipjack                  420     4,203          59        361
 Bigeye tuna             6,075     8,884       3,992      6,690
 Bluefin tuna               42         0          81          1
 Herring                 3,676     4,929         695        612
 Cod                       225       384         113        175
 Sardine                   867       640          71         61
 Mackerel                1,763       812         438        321
 Jack mackerel           2,475     1,928         433        285
 Capelin                 2,038     1,631         667        501
 Globefish                 507       364          89         57
 Rockfish                  948       580         423        241
 Sablefish               1,553     1,736       1,900      1,741
 Other fish              8,223     4,878       1,616      1,171
 Herring roe                36        50          15         14
 Pollock roe            13,265    12,352      13,771     12,442
 Other fish roe          1,644       467         877        224
 IQ fish fillet          5,013     5,285       2,039      2,069
 Tuna, fillet            1,313     1,575       1,389      1,477
 Bluefine tuna, fillet       -        42           -        117
 Other fish, fillet      6,431     8,949       3,599      5,572
 Pollock surimi          6,863     7,292       1,773      1,998
 Threadfin bream surimi  6,525     7,218       1,510      1,577
 Other minced fish      12,194     9,153       3,493      2,751

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               469       679         950        878
 Salmon, fillet             52        38          65         44
 Other fish                285       395         352        437
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,573     1,507         764        664

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 305       919         262        433
 Tanner crab             3,344     4,051       1,382      1,227
 Oyster                    417       492         217        240
 Clam                      651       632         205        191
 Sea urchin roe            117       157         504        614
 Baby clam               3,148     5,547         491        822
 Fresh water calm          353       492          56         59
 Others                    273       259         255        295

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             363       392         971        875
 Shrimp                 14,890    15,254      14,640     14,418
 King crab                 982       932       1,283      1,163
 Tanner crab             1,786     2,413       1,978      2,305
 European cuttlefish       695       712         500        415
 Squid/cuttlefish        5,139     4,122       2,718      2,295
 Octopus                 4,723     5,175       3,502      3,316
 Cuttlefish              1,649     1,607       1,382      1,126
 Squid                   4,926     1,856         890        425
 Sea urchin roe             15        21          41         33
 Baby clam                 137       144          65         59
 Others                    647       529         781        608

SALTED/DRIED: 
 Cuttlefish                120       187         172        260
 Squid                     194       153         147        126
 Jellyfish                 542     1,141         237        354

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     967       951         569        520
 Salted                  1,641     1,442         194        151
 Fresh/frozen            2,014     3,361         224        351
 Others                    100       100         102        112

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,046     2,111         972        896
 Sardine, dried juvenile   167       144         192        163
 Eal                     5,501     5,994       8,014      9,051
 Other fish              7,445     7,990       3,601      3,493
 Pollock roe               970       950       1,414      1,784
 Salmon roe, ikura          28        55          50         83
 Crab                    1,106     1,277       1,577      1,741
 Shrimp, salted          1,099     1,276       1,393      1,522
 Shrimp, other           3,640     3,667       2,851      2,708
 Squid                   4,434     4,112       1,932      1,931
 Other molluscs          4,114     3,958       2,096      1,971
 Fish meal              27,530    21,656       3,441      1,938
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- = no imports
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12/09/13


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