JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2006
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products AUG. 2006 AUG. 2005 AUG. 2006 AUG. 2005
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,472 1,590 2,340 2,282
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 1,713 1,983 1,638 1,442
Yellowfin tuna 1,435 1,557 1,184 1,234
Bigeye tuna 1,505 1,488 1,415 1,226
Bluefin tuna 860 599 1,068 993
Spanish mackerel 260 170 119 79
Other fish 352 553 255 360
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 10,671 17,350 4,987 8,998
Pacific coho 540 793 237 283
Other pacific salmon 2,612 4,077 922 1,319
Pink/chum/trout salmon 1,958 2,646 1,101 1,345
Halibut 2,331 4,151 1,407 2,443
Other flatfish 2,352 3,260 631 879
Yellowfin tuna 7,957 11,699 2,849 3,764
Skipjack 7,220 2,423 705 266
Bigeye tuna 5,076 8,460 4,453 5,384
Bluefin tuna 37 21 63 29
Herring 7,042 2,306 856 265
Cod 491 528 227 181
Sardine 687 7,195 74 620
Mackerel 979 1,282 349 314
Jack mackerel 1,525 2,882 263 518
Capelin 2,330 2,599 725 803
Globefish 448 251 75 52
Rockfish 2,871 5,901 1,194 2,109
Sablefish 1,325 1,370 1,455 1,396
Other fish 6,646 5,056 1,202 1,177
Mero (dressed) 204 285 249 425
Herring roe 44 3 70 1
Pollock roe 2,086 941 2,019 1,146
Other fish roe 665 855 453 496
IQ fish fillet 6,059 6,112 2,428 2,182
Tuna, fillet 1,508 1,615 1,564 1,393
Bluefine tuna, fillet 106 80 194 127
Other fish, fillet 8,790 9,881 6,030 5,274
Pollock surimi 9,789 13,820 2,379 3,580
Threadfin bream surimi 3,364 3,439 767 819
Other minced fish 8,387 13,521 2,587 3,682
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 695 1,553 813 1,859
Salmon, fillet 138 64 179 81
Other fish 324 320 378 352
LIVE:
Sea urchin 1,009 940 459 459
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 1,308 2,474 603 963
Tanner crab 2,632 2,151 718 642
Oyster 209 262 130 156
Clam 474 541 135 108
Sea urchin roe 158 209 632 834
Baby clam 446 497 149 125
Fresh water calm 363 498 49 54
Others 128 210 167 190
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 233 409 518 808
Shrimp 21,735 22,808 21,230 20,485
King crab 950 412 960 469
Tanner crab 2,880 3,755 2,795 3,558
European cuttlefish 430 931 354 645
Squid/cuttlefish 3,617 3,618 1,949 1,820
Octopus 3,510 4,314 2,208 2,564
Cuttlefish 1,648 1,688 1,177 1,084
Squid 2,282 2,186 645 473
Sea urchin roe 345 409 930 956
Baby clam 134 136 58 53
Others 715 865 939 895
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 234 181 207 233
Squid 186 161 142 151
Jellyfish 874 1,140 300 328
SEAWEED:
Dried 839 844 447 444
Salted 409 439 37 54
Fresh/frozen 463 603 51 62
Others 296 440 110 163
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,789 2,785 1,243 1,152
Sardine, dried juvenile 175 305 176 272
Eal 1,218 1,043 1,663 1,507
Other fish 7,657 7,212 3,520 3,267
Pollock roe 1,477 695 2,448 1,366
Salmon roe, ikura 695 431 1,367 746
Crab 1,398 1,158 2,110 1,969
Shrimp, salted 1,822 1,614 2,254 1,845
Shrimp, other 4,412 3,635 3,325 2,745
Squid 4,510 4,099 1,883 1,755
Other molluscs 5,342 4,550 2,849 2,367
Fish meal 56,765 40,109 7,735 3,123
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