JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, APRIL 2008
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Fishery Products Metric tons Million yen
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,440 2,535
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 1,896 1,567
Yellowfin tuna 1,423 1,068
Bigeye tuna 1,350 1,062
Bluefin tuna 334 497
Spanish mackerel 1,059 620
Other fish 996 393
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 1,368 673
Pacific coho 16,230 5,254
Other pacific salmon 78 71
Pink/chum/trout salmon 5,448 1,943
Halibut 2,036 1,247
Other flatfish 3,259 901
Yellowfin tuna 3,395 1,318
Skipjack 1,682 223
Bigeye tuna 10,921 7,402
Bluefin tuna 428 1,308
Herring 2,632 379
Cod 247 100
Sardine 854 48
Mackerel 809 198
Jack mackerel 2,743 393
Capelin 1,578 402
Globefish 469 86
Rockfish 2,207 716
Sablefish 544 659
Other fish 9,042 1,903
Herring roe 19 8
Pollock roe 9,067 12,080
Other fish roe 168 128
IQ fish fillet 3,462 1,322
Tuna, fillet 1,578 1,669
Bluefin tuna, fillet 1,240 4,529
Other fish, fillet 5,564 2,905
Pollock surimi 9,858 4,350
Threadfin bream surimi 6,237 2,438
Other minced fish 13,408 4,431
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 56 65
Salmon, fillet 65 63
Other fish 388 423
LIVE:
Sea urchin 1,513 782
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 207 119
Tanner crab 2,538 1,019
Oyster 1,116 532
Clam 607 171
Sea urchin roe 128 581
Baby clam 5,455 719
Fresh water calm 219 62
Others 352 282
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 568 1,632
Shrimp 15,153 13,343
King crab 411 727
Tanner crab 1,317 1,535
European cuttlefish 406 338
Squid/cuttlefish 3,229 1,659
Octopus 4,770 3,977
Cuttlefish 1,242 947
Squid 1,343 299
Sea urchin roe 10 10
Baby clam 35 11
Others 561 839
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 84 88
Squid 294 206
Jellyfish 1,067 389
SEAWEED:
Dried 895 554
Salted 2,590 304
Fresh/frozen 3,697 368
Others 83 87
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,097 1,017
Sardine, dried juvenile 68 88
Eal 2,102 3,406
Other fish 5,310 2,676
Pollock roe 630 865
Salmon roe, ikura 30 65
Crab 1,280 2,023
Shrimp, salted 1,751 2,042
Shrimp, other 3,701 2,535
Squid 3,527 1,537
Other molluscs 2,552 1,534
Fish meal 31,659 3,110
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- = no imports
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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