NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 15 JULY 2019

The landed catch of Icelandic vessels in June 2019 was 31.7 thousand tonnes which is a 33% decrease from June 2018. The decrease is mostly due to very little pelagic catch. Demersal catch decreased by 12% and flatfish and shellfish catches decreased as well, if compared with June last year.

In the 12 month period from July 2018 to June 2019 the total catch was nearly 1,080 thousand tonnes and has decreased by 15% compared with the same period a year earlier.

The value index in June is 17.1% lower than in June 2018.

Fish catch
  June July-June
2018 2019 % 2017-2018 2018-2019 %
Fish catch at constant prices
Index6554-17,1
Fish catch in tonnes
Total catch 47.244 31.697 -33 1.265.932 1.080.336 -15
Demersal catch 32.313 28.504 -12 475.207 489.019 3
Cod 17.933 14.835 -17 279.499 276.142 -1
Haddock 2.370 1.828 -23 40.985 59.099 44
Saithe 4.088 5.348 31 56.622 68.756 21
Redfish 4.095 3.389 -17 63.397 54.168 -15
Other demersal catch 3.827 3.105 -19 34.703 30.854 -11
Flatfish 3.428 2.715 -21 26.013 25.925 0
Pelagic catch 10.769 0 - 753.569 553.879 -26
Herring 3 0 - 125.392 124.072 -1
Capelin 0 0 - 186.333 0 -
Blue whiting 10.766 0 - 277.420 293.771 6
Mackerel 0 0 - 164.424 136.036 -17
Other pelagic catch 0 0 - 0 0 -92
Shellfish 735 477 -35 11.129 11.511 3
Other species 0 0 - 14 1 -91

Information 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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Further Information

For further information please contact 528 1260 , email fiskitolur@hagstofa.is

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