JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, JANUARY 2008
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Metric tons Million yen
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Fishery Products JAN. 2008 JAN. 2007 JAN. 2008 JAN. 2007
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,447 1,750 2,107 2,018
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 1,653 1,625 1,384 1,284
Yellowfin tuna 1,579 1,787 1,272 1,191
Bigeye tuna 1,274 1,282 1,052 1,126
Bluefin tuna 481 593 1,003 1,598
Spanish mackerel 600 379 219 197
Other fish 875 1,371 435 632
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 2,597 1,455 1,306 720
Pacific coho 16,581 19,576 6,256 9,178
Other pacific salmon 112 348 104 166
Pink/chum/trout salmon 6,376 5,111 2,447 2,780
Halibut 2,287 2,917 1,297 1,721
Other flatfish 1,297 1,179 359 370
Yellowfin tuna 3,486 4,090 1,206 1,493
Skipjack 1,779 596 249 71
Bigeye tuna 7,187 7,809 4,807 5,489
Bluefin tuna 574 480 1,658 1,037
Herring 3,085 1,846 397 253
Cod 286 392 147 202
Sardine 847 1,912 77 172
Mackerel 17,101 7,367 4,238 1,996
Jack mackerel 8,569 14,085 1,162 1,802
Capelin 1,056 1,296 454 499
Globefish 1,146 775 231 145
Rockfish 1,427 1,150 496 499
Sablefish 469 937 516 1,102
Other fish 5,629 4,329 1,325 1,076
Herring roe 82 148 56 56
Pollock roe 806 547 601 423
Other fish roe 111 293 121 494
IQ fish fillet 6,181 6,511 2,194 2,391
Tuna, fillet 1,150 1,281 1,252 1,257
Bluefin tuna, fillet 771 828 2,685 2,300
Other fish, fillet 5,254 5,464 2,906 3,185
Pollock surimi 972 2,763 275 660
Threadfin bream surimi 4,040 4,543 1,043 998
Other minced fish 11,483 9,515 3,264 2,861
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 104 45 74 29
Salmon, fillet 60 26 65 32
Other fish 387 347 439 436
LIVE:
Sea urchin 576 1,361 389 655
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 198 924 94 571
Tanner crab 1,139 1,008 397 413
Oyster 211 74 140 64
Clam 734 724 195 236
Sea urchin roe 133 126 774 703
Baby clam 646 1,940 110 293
Fresh water calm 400 543 101 131
Others 237 219 225 221
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 228 275 615 602
Shrimp 16,077 15,375 14,428 15,550
King crab 1,221 1,295 1,973 1,503
Tanner crab 422 569 506 585
European cuttlefish 265 330 269 288
Squid/cuttlefish 5,100 2,908 1,799 1,786
Octopus 4,124 2,429 3,175 1,498
Cuttlefish 1,276 1,618 985 1,344
Squid 1,069 1,558 269 331
Sea urchin roe 39 31 125 22
Baby clam 90 41 34 19
Others 530 690 731 815
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 169 197 186 175
Squid 284 265 207 198
Jellyfish 206 552 93 204
SEAWEED:
Dried 812 742 463 422
Salted 437 333 56 40
Fresh/frozen 120 350 17 42
Others 50 106 73 105
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,155 2,062 1,092 927
Sardine, dried juvenile 65 292 83 324
Eel 2,432 3,959 3,445 5,313
Other fish 6,971 6,870 3,264 3,392
Pollock roe 948 803 1,438 1,300
Salmon roe, ikura 36 63 74 118
Crab 1,355 1,241 2,292 1,842
Shrimp, salted 1,804 1,679 2,023 2,112
Shrimp, other 3,629 3,811 2,572 2,977
Squid 3,524 3,840 1,515 1,700
Other molluscs 3,504 3,875 1,951 2,012
Fish meal 13,242 25,738 1,280 3,083
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