Table 1. Prevalence and abundance of Anisakis larvae in chub mackerel products.
| Region | No. of samples |
No. of positive samples |
Prevalence (%) |
Total weight of all samples (g) |
Total weight of positive samples (g) |
No. of larvae |
Abundance in all samples |
Abundance in positive samples |
| Sea of Japan | 293 | 134 | 46 | 104712 | 51553 | 1294 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| Pacific Ocean | 225 | 106 | 47 | 42145 | 18900 | 673 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| Total | 518 | 240 | 46 | 146857 | 70453 | 1967 | 1.3 | 2.8 |