JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, OCTOBER 2008
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Fishery Products      Metric tons           Million yen   
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult                879                 1,438

FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,541                 1,247
 Yellowfin tuna          1,235                   994
 Bigeye tuna             1,097                   854
 Bluefin tuna              453                 1,014
 Spanish mackerel          110                    54
 Other fish                812                   469

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         4,826                 2,614
 Pacific coho            1,628                   830
 Other pacific salmon      588                   243
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  2,067                 1,013
 Halibut                 2,874                 1,799

 Other flatfish          2,107                   493
 Yellowfin tuna          3,772                 1,366
 Skipjack                3,268                   523
 Bigeye tuna             5,315                 4,302
 Bluefin tuna              142                   505
 Herring                   169                    19
 Cod                     1,713                   855
 Sardine                 2,263                   249
 Mackerel                  823                   276
 Jack mackerel           1,822                   343
 Capelin                 2,829                   856
 Globefish                 416                    86
 Rockfish                3,313                 1,162
 Sablefish               1,051                 1,388
 Other fish             11,956                 2,413
 Herring roe               821                   647
 Pollock roe               714                   965
 Other fish roe          1,514                 3,069
 IQ fish fillet          3,861                 1,544
 Tuna, fillet            1,223                 1,513
 Bluefin tuna, fillet      221                   774
 Other fish, fillet      5,298                 2,981
 Pollock surimi         10,410                 5,537
 Threadfin bream surimi  2,845                 1,054
 Other minced fish       8,927                 4,052

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe               634                   742
 Salmon, fillet            184                   183
 Other fish                179                   216
LIVE:
 Sea urchin              1,036                   542

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 694                   578
 Tanner crab             2,840                   944
 Oyster                    143                   107
 Clam                      477                   126
 Sea urchin roe            164                   884
 Baby clam               2,519                   469
 Fresh water calm          103                    25
 Others                    390                   253

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             134                   291
 Shrimp                 21,013                20,047
 King crab               1,267                 2,335
 Tanner crab               988                 1,371
 European cuttlefish       426                   289
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,500                 2,032
 Octopus                 2,375                 1,560
 Cuttlefish              1,337                 1,042
 Squid                   3,017                   550
 Sea urchin roe            410                 1,268
 Baby clam                 157                    83
 Others                    771                   940

SALTED/DRIED: 
 Cuttlefish                 55                    92
 Squid                     183                   133
 Jellyfish                 268                   107

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     747                   520
 Salted                    289                    35
 Fresh/frozen              423                    61
 Others                  1,217                   719

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,059                 1,211
 Sardine, dried juvenile   115                   128
 Eal                       916                 1,211
 Other fish              6,584                 3,199
 Pollock roe               704                 1,165
 Salmon roe, ikura         204                   789
 Crab                    1,475                 2,595
 Shrimp, salted          1,978                 2,297
 Shrimp, other           4,045                 2,979
 Squid                   3,999                 1,660
 Other molluscs          3,299                 1,938
 Fish meal              36,615                 4,167
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Contact:  Sunee C. Sonu

12/09/13


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