The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 13.4% lower in July 2014 than in July 2013. When 12 month periods are compared between years we see a 32% decrease in pelagic catch between August 2013 and July 2014 when compared to the same period one year earlier. For the same 12 month periods there was a decrease of 5.3% in fish catch at constant price when compared to the same period one year earlier while the fixed price rate within July dropped by 17.3% between 2013 and 2014.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| July | August - July | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 100,2 | 82,8 | -17,3 | 89,6 | 84,9 | -5,3 |
| Fish catch in tonnes2 | ||||||
| Total catch | 103.173,2 | 89.333,5 | -13,4 | 1.371.468,2 | 1.074.922,6 | -21,6 |
| Demersal catch | 27.278,7 | 22.645,4 | -17,0 | 443.061,2 | 444.429,3 | 0,3 |
| Cod | 13.171,3 | 12.303,3 | -6,6 | 226.397,0 | 240.858,3 | 6,4 |
| Haddock | 1.753,4 | 1.998,3 | 14,0 | 43.147,1 | 41.944,8 | -2,8 |
| Saithe | 5.041,3 | 3.730,7 | -26,0 | 55.141,5 | 52.738,6 | -4,4 |
| Redfish | 3.976,8 | 2.887,1 | -27,4 | 57.150,7 | 61.483,9 | 7,6 |
| Other demersal catch | 3.335,8 | 1.726,0 | -48,3 | 61.224,8 | 47.403,7 | -22,6 |
| Flatfish | 2.309,0 | 1.013,9 | -56,1 | 24.371,0 | 21.961,1 | -9,9 |
| Pelagic catch | 72.646,0 | 64.535,4 | -11,2 | 888.457,1 | 597.295,9 | -32,8 |
| Herring | 8.893,0 | 5.807,0 | -34,7 | 180.342,0 | 161.298,0 | -10,6 |
| Capelin | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 463.279,0 | 111.367,0 | -76,0 |
| Blue whiting | 209,0 | 40,0 | -80,9 | 103.798,0 | 175.451,0 | 69,0 |
| Mackerel | 63.544,0 | 58.688,4 | -7,6 | 141.021,7 | 149.167,7 | 5,8 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 16,4 | 12,1 | -26,1 |
| Shellfish | 917,3 | 1.132,1 | 23,4 | 15.507,2 | 11.219,1 | -27,7 |
| Other species | 0,0 | 0,0 | 0,0 | 71,7 | 17,2 | -76,0 |
¹The volume index is an annual chain-linked index, having the monthly average of 2004 as a reference period. The base year each time is the last fishing year which is from September in year T-2 to August in year T-1.
2Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.
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