JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2006
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                         Metric tons            Million yen    
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Fishery Products     OCT. 2006 OCT. 2005   OCT. 2006  OCT. 2005
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LIVE:
 Eel, adult              1,137     1,250       1,356      1,841

FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,630     1,940       1,235      1,364
 Yellowfin tuna          1,256     1,627         921      1,215
 Bigeye tuna             1,017     1,310         918      1,146
 Bluefin tuna              928       940       1,734      1,960
 Spanish mackerel          226       541         106        243
 Other fish                864     1,030         444        491

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         9,304     5,100       4,617      2,361
 Pacific coho            1,161     2,891         564      1,424
 Other pacific salmon    1,068     1,333         549        419
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  3,323     3,013       1,871      1,567

 Halibut                 1,833     3,264       1,118      1,934

 Other flatfish          2,271     2,102         578        608
 Yellowfin tuna          6,833     8,806       2,252      2,625
 Skipjack                4,546     7,013         454        539
 Bigeye tuna             8,557     6,381       6,288      4,365
 Bluefin tuna               70       192         117        243
 Herring                   345       318          31         29
 Cod                     2,790     2,183       1,394        752
 Sardine                 3,435     5,295         298        481
 Mackerel                  615     5,045         258      1,440
 Jack mackerel           1,957     1,403         314        238
 Capelin                 1,220     1,633         425        536
 Globefish               1,650       689         579        284
 Rockfish                5,518     2,480       2,120      1,004
 Sablefish               1,700     1,225       1,985      1,341
 Other fish             14,725    10,459       2,899      2,111
 Mero (dressed)            203       368         213        503
 Herring roe             1,683     2,180         804      1,235
 Pollock roe               522       580         525        727
 Other fish roe          1,253     2,222       1,122      1,469
 IQ fish fillet          5,427     5,326       2,328      1,966
 Tuna, fillet              939     1,332       1,020      1,189
 Bluefine tuna, fillet      23        84          39        118
 Other fish, fillet      8,943     8,887       6,362      5,218
 Pollock surimi         15,330    19,174       3,889      5,421
 Threadfin bream surimi  5,602     3,669       1,264        845
 Other minced fish      12,040    10,572       3,342      2,986

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               925       939         806        890
 Salmon, fillet            129       187         155        206
 Other fish                352       302         410        316
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,503       965         658        406

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab               2,469     4,374       1,320      2,148
 Tanner crab             1,954     1,636         445        456
 Oyster                    358       395         266        311
 Clam                    1,019     1,365         290        296
 Sea urchin roe            178       199         921      1,031
 Baby clam               1,044     2,165         249        434
 Fresh water calm          410       424          72         51
 Others                    285       493         249        364

FROZEN:        
 Spiny lobster             296       241         695        434
 Shrimp                 23,595    22,865      24,154     21,470
 King crab               1,208       473       1,374        557
 Tanner crab             1,511     1,659       1,644      1,597
 European cuttlefish       549       753         443        563
 Squid/cuttlefish        4,100     3,962       2,522      1,939
 Octopus                 4,071     4,985       2,481      2,830
 Cuttlefish              1,590     1,567       1,190      1,011
 Squid                   2,043     1,437         571        367
 Sea urchin roe            365       280         790        584
 Baby clam                  38        78          14         27
 Others                    594       719         815        848

SALTED/DRIED:
 Cuttlefish                145       115         143        221
 Squid                     299       254         222        234
 Jellyfish                 931       536         288        195

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     838       713         457        371
 Salted                    518       432          58         38
 Fresh/frozen              312       628          36         68
 Others                    119       221          88        102

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,619     2,781       1,195      1,218
 Sardine, dried juvenile   195       168         167        159
 Eal                     2,029       187       2,907        379
 Other fish              6,899     6,101       3,361      2,754
 Pollock roe               905       714       1,375      1,253
 Salmon roe, ikura         570       453       1,102        742
 Crab                    1,448     1,636       1,996      2,662
 Shrimp, salted          1,744     1,660       2,164      1,919
 Shrimp, other           4,441     4,556       3,445      3,362
 Squid                   3,659     3,777       1,611      1,677
 Other molluscs          4,448     3,967       2,384      2,040
 Fish meal              40,864    46,431       5,687      3,759
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12/09/13


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