In March 2014 the value of the total catch was 13.5% lower in March 2014 than in March 2013. This is mostly due to lower pelagic catches.
Yearly value of catch of Icelandic vessels decreased by 11.4% from April 2013 to March 2014. The total value of pelagic species decreased by 31.8% between the periods.
Value of catch in April 2013 - March 2014 | |||||||
Million ISK | March | April - March | |||||
2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | ||
Total value | 14,412.4 | 12,471.6 | -13.5 | 157,441.0 | 139,529.3 | -11.4 | |
Demersal catch | 8,880.6 | 10,610.4 | 19.5 | 94,968.6 | 93,234.4 | -1.8 | |
Cod | 4,881.2 | 6,620.3 | 35.6 | 48,029.1 | 48,561.6 | 1.1 | |
Haddock | 1,166.7 | 1,387.7 | 18.9 | 11,572.8 | 11,927.3 | 3.1 | |
Saith | 569.8 | 735.8 | 29.1 | 9,508.9 | 9,770.3 | 2.7 | |
Redfish | 1,492.2 | 1,230.8 | -17.5 | 13,926.6 | 13,193.2 | -5.3 | |
Ocean redfish | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1,979.0 | 2,136.6 | 8.0 | |
Other demersal | 770.7 | 635.8 | -17.5 | 9,952.2 | 7,645.4 | -23.2 | |
Flatfish catch | 793.7 | 419.1 | -47.2 | 9,799.5 | 9,148.4 | -6.6 | |
Pelagic catch | 4,508.4 | 1,294.2 | -71.3 | 48,400.5 | 33,004.6 | -31.8 | |
Herring | 0.9 | 132.9 | 13,941.3 | 14,571.1 | 10,699.5 | -26.6 | |
Capelin | 4,482.7 | 1,051.4 | -76.5 | 16,772.6 | 3,617.8 | -78.4 | |
Blue whiting | 24.8 | 109.9 | 343.1 | 2,610.9 | 3,283.5 | 25.8 | |
0.0 | 0.0 | – | 14,432.6 | 15,402.7 | 6.7 | ||
Other pelagics | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 13.3 | 1.1 | -91.6 | |
Shellfish catch | 229.6 | 147.9 | -35.6 | 4,272.3 | 4,141.8 | -3.1 | |
Shrimp | 219.6 | 128.5 | -41.5 | 3,095.2 | 3,245.0 | 4.8 | |
Other shellfish | 10.0 | 19.4 | 94.9 | 1,177.1 | 896.8 | -23.8 | |
Miscellaneous catch | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
Value of catch by type of landing April 2013 - March 2014 | |||||||
Million ISK | March | April - March | |||||
2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | ||
Total value | 14,412.4 | 12,471.6 | -13.5 | 157,438.2 | 139,525.0 | -11.4 | |
For domestic processing | 8,315.2 | 6,666.4 | -19.8 | 73,392.4 | 60,958.9 | -16.9 | |
For export in containers | 408.8 | 331.2 | -19.0 | 5,035.0 | 4,540.9 | -9.8 | |
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production | 30.7 | 0.0 | – | 49.7 | 287.0 | 477.9 | |
Frozen at sea | 3,549.1 | 3,234.6 | -8.9 | 57,591.5 | 52,806.5 | -8.3 | |
To auction market, for domestic processing | 2,032.5 | 2,145.0 | 5.5 | 20,444.4 | 20,193.6 | -1.2 | |
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 300.0 | 190.4 | -36.5 | |
Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | |
Farmed fish | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | |
Other types of landings | 76.0 | 94.4 | 24.2 | 625.2 | 547.9 | -12.4 |
Value of catch by region of landing April 2013 - March 2014 | |||||||
Million ISK | March | April - March | |||||
2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | ||
Total value | 14,412.4 | 12,471.6 | -13.5 | 157,441.0 | 139,529.3 | -11.4 | |
Capital region | 3,152.3 | 2,932.1 | -7.0 | 36,076.0 | 36,041.6 | -0.1 | |
Southwest | 2,341.1 | 2,899.9 | 23.9 | 25,603.2 | 23,949.8 | -6.5 | |
West | 997.6 | 986.7 | -1.1 | 6,767.9 | 5,937.2 | -12.3 | |
Westfjords | 629.8 | 468.3 | -25.6 | 9,354.5 | 8,193.9 | -12.4 | |
Northwest | 1,118.8 | 1,088.2 | -2.7 | 10,857.7 | 11,246.2 | 3.6 | |
Northeast | 926.1 | 1,123.7 | 21.3 | 17,975.6 | 16,752.3 | -6.8 | |
East | 2,416.5 | 1,062.9 | -56.0 | 25,098.3 | 17,698.3 | -29.5 | |
Southwest | 2,350.5 | 1,551.2 | -34.0 | 20,191.6 | 14,398.8 | -28.7 | |
Abroad | 479.6 | 358.6 | -25.2 | 5,516.3 | 5,311.2 | -3.7 |