Icelandic vessels landed 155 thousand tonnes in April 2024, 23% more than in April the year before. Increased catch was in most demersal species and pelagic catch increased by 24% due to an increase in catch of blue whiting.
In the 12 month period from May 2023 to April 2024 the catch was just over 1.1 million tonnes which is a 21% decrease from the previous 12 month period. This was mainly due to no capelin catch.
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.