JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, MAY 2008
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Fishery Products Metric tons Million yen
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,417 2,479
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 1,538 1,351
Yellowfin tuna 1,447 1,135
Bigeye tuna 1,262 1,092
Bluefin tuna 311 332
Spanish mackerel 311 165
Other fish 823 386
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 548 293
Pacific coho 6,800 2,389
Other pacific salmon 188 115
Pink/chum/trout salmon 7,978 2,995
Halibut 2,201 1,329
Other flatfish 2,889 733
Yellowfin tuna 6,069 2,376
Skipjack 3,315 534
Bigeye tuna 7,631 5,760
Bluefin tuna 84 260
Herring 7,234 1,302
Cod 68 31
Sardine 1,079 51
Mackerel 2,786 264
Jack mackerel 3,292 520
Capelin 2,497 662
Globefish 779 157
Rockfish 1,400 459
Sablefish 1,802 2,216
Other fish 10,786 1,569
Herring roe - -
Pollock roe 12,907 17,161
Other fish roe 951 561
IQ fish fillet 5,358 2,108
Tuna, fillet 1,819 1,904
Bluefin tuna, fillet 48 201
Other fish, fillet 6,725 3,520
Pollock surimi 3,251 1,419
Threadfin bream surimi 7,637 3,293
Other minced fish 14,509 4,996
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 747 1,248
Salmon, fillet 93 93
Other fish 350 380
LIVE:
Sea urchin 1,265 602
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 773 468
Tanner crab 2,846 1,136
Oyster 627 314
Clam 503 142
Sea urchin roe 74 324
Baby clam 304 75
Fresh water calm 196 43
Others 288 238
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 332 940
Shrimp 14,222 13,017
King crab 676 1,337
Tanner crab 1,801 2,034
European cuttlefish 502 319
Squid/cuttlefish 3,233 1,746
Octopus 7,269 6,180
Cuttlefish 1,119 836
Squid 2,738 430
Sea urchin roe 36 97
Baby clam 81 41
Others 488 617
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 194 187
Squid 112 86
Jellyfish 729 346
SEAWEED:
Dried 1,019 640
Salted 1,390 181
Fresh/frozen 2,406 263
Others 65 67
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,025 1,038
Sardine, dried juvenile 79 85
Eal 1,829 2,963
Other fish 7,582 3,394
Pollock roe 461 687
Salmon roe, ikura 4 13
Crab 1,297 2,201
Shrimp, salted 1,457 1,703
Shrimp, other 3,569 2,549
Squid 3,954 1,676
Other molluscs 3,770 2,024
Fish meal 21,863 2,144
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- = no imports
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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