JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, AUGUST 2008
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Fishery Products Metric tons Million yen
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LIVE:
Eel, adult 1,330 2,245
FRESH:
Atlantic salmon 1,574 1,528
Yellowfin tuna 1,135 911
Bigeye tuna 1,143 897
Bluefin tuna 181 374
Spanish mackerel 167 86
Other fish 388 264
FROZEN:
Pacific sockeye 10,361 5,585
Pacific coho 1,273 506
Other pacific salmon 1,018 380
Pink/chum/trout salmon 3,603 1,684
Halibut 3,309 1,985
Other flatfish 3,606 851
Yellowfin tuna 2,332 844
Skipjack 2,682 507
Bigeye tuna 3,148 2,683
Bluefin tuna 46 121
Herring 1,456 245
Cod 217 114
Sardine 3,095 277
Mackerel 1,858 251
Jack mackerel 2,247 522
Capelin 2,129 686
Globefish 192 32
Rockfish 4,227 1,342
Sablefish 1,277 1,657
Other fish 3,788 998
Herring roe 49 27
Pollock roe 494 591
Other fish roe 785 1,199
IQ fish fillet 4,205 1,644
Tuna, fillet 1,718 1,997
Bluefin tuna, fillet 747 2,470
Other fish, fillet 6,334 3,192
Pollock surimi 7,441 3,291
Threadfin bream surimi 2,919 1,362
Other minced fish 9,874 4,370
SALTED/DRIED:
Herring roe 425 847
Salmon, fillet 124 115
Other fish 250 288
LIVE:
Sea urchin 347 252
LIVE/FRESH:
King crab 558 342
Tanner crab 1,288 481
Oyster 69 38
Clam 206 49
Sea urchin roe 130 632
Baby clam 334 83
Fresh water calm 36 9
Others 131 109
FROZEN:
Spiny lobster 85 217
Shrimp 19,149 18,471
King crab 466 859
Tanner crab 3,001 3,636
European cuttlefish 390 351
Squid/cuttlefish 2,694 1,559
Octopus 2,377 1,632
Cuttlefish 1,335 1,027
Squid 3,086 588
Sea urchin roe 389 1,280
Baby clam 142 57
Others 638 845
SALTED/DRIED:
Cuttlefish 69 87
Squid 85 69
Jellyfish 671 294
SEAWEED:
Dried 791 496
Salted 512 57
Fresh/frozen 437 74
Others 251 144
PREPARED:
Tuna 2,157 1,243
Sardine, dried juvenile 126 151
Eal 320 438
Other fish 6,293 3,061
Pollock roe 659 992
Salmon roe, ikura 180 599
Crab 1,022 1,985
Shrimp, salted 1,617 1,936
Shrimp, other 3,638 2,577
Squid 4,096 1,558
Other molluscs 3,173 1,782
Fish meal 30,776 3,547
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- = no imports
Contact: Sunee C. Sonu
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