JAPANESE FISHERY IMPORTS BY SELECTED SPECIES, FEBRUARY 2008
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                    Metric tons           Million yen    
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Fishery Products     FEB. 2008             FEB. 2008           
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LIVE:   
 Eel, adult              1,530                 2,460      
                                                          
FRESH:
 Atlantic salmon         1,528                 1,222      
 Yellowfin tuna          1,253                   976      
 Bigeye tuna             1,084                   914      
 Bluefin tuna              322                   695      
 Spanish mackerel          844                   417      
 Other fish                638                   309      

FROZEN:
 Pacific sockeye         1,754                   844      
 Pacific coho           13,546                 4,709      
 Other pacific salmon       54                    27      
 Pink/chum/trout salmon  3,902                 1,411      
 Halibut                 1,469                   848      

 Other flatfish          1,534                   452      
 Yellowfin tuna          4,627                 1,475      
 Skipjack                1,076                   170      
 Bigeye tuna             7,169                 4,566      
 Bluefin tuna              814                 2,366      
 Herring                 2,072                   269      
 Cod                     2,737                 1,416      
 Sardine                   810                    61      
 Mackerel                3,638                   934      
 Jack mackerel           3,371                   459      
 Capelin                   746                   296      
 Globefish                 858                   146      
 Rockfish                  734                   270      
 Sablefish                 298                   345      
 Other fish              4,314                   916      
 Herring roe                 -                     -      
 Pollock roe               667                   700      
 Other fish roe            115                    95      
 IQ fish fillet          4,972                 1,859      
 Tuna, fillet            1,215                 1,314      
 Bluefin tuna, fillet    3,902                13,244      
 Other fish, fillet      3,961                 2,132      
 Pollock surimi          2,545                   846      
 Threadfin bream surimi  3,820                 1,101      
 Other minced fish      11,195                 3,111      

SALTED/DRIED:
 Herring roe                71                    42      
 Salmon, fillet             58                    51      
 Other fish                319                   340      
LIVE:
 Sea urchin                 11                    15      

LIVE/FRESH:
 King crab                 180                   219      
 Tanner crab               165                   107      
 Oyster                    256                   140      
 Clam                    1,658                   432      
 Sea urchin roe            106                   611      
 Baby clam                 631                   140      
 Fresh water calm          374                    98      
 Others                    235                   190      

FROZEN: 
 Spiny lobster             125                   379      
 Shrimp                 13,521                 1,161      
 King crab                 577                   971      
 Tanner crab               289                   324      
 European cuttlefish       331                   270      
 Squid/cuttlefish        3,234                 1,588      
 Octopus                 3,170                 2,451      
 Cuttlefish              1,169                   829      
 Squid                     772                   207      
 Sea urchin roe             83                   173      
 Baby clam                  73                    24      
 Others                    300                   374      

SALTED/DRIED: 
 Cuttlefish                121                   156      
 Squid                     126                    91      
 Jellyfish                 391                   204      

SEAWEED:
 Dried                     437                   277      
 Salted                    192                    22      
 Fresh/frozen              311                    31      
 Others                     72                    79      

PREPARED:
 Tuna                    2,357                 1,170      
 Sardine, dried juvenile    33                    53      
 Eal                     2,534                 3,767      
 Other fish              4,570                 2,125      
 Pollock roe               473                   709      
 Salmon roe, ikura           7                    23      
 Crab                      855                 1,387      
 Shrimp, salted          1,430                 1,625      
 Shrimp, other           3,698                 2,574      
 Squid                   2,777                 1,154      
 Other molluscs          3,164                 1,610      
 Fish meal              16,683                 1,589      
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- = no imports
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12/09/13


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