The landed catch of Icelandic vessels in May 2019 was 122,166 thousand tonnes which is a 13% decrease from May 2018. Demersal catch was 48 thousand tonnes in May, 7% more than in May 2018. Flatfish catch decresed by 11% between years and shellfish catch decreased by 29%. Pelagic catch decreased by 23%.
In the 12 month period from June 2018 to May 2019 the total catch was nearly 1,096 thousand tonnes and has decreased by 14% compared with the same period a year earlier. This decrease is due to less pelagic catch.
The value index in May is 2.5% higher than in May 2018.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| May | June-May | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | % | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 100 | 103 | 2.5 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 140,913 | 122,166 | -13 | 1,271,704 | 1,095,885 | -14 |
| Demersal catch | 45,263 | 48,279 | 7 | 475,725 | 492,828 | 4 |
| Cod | 25,763 | 26,469 | 3 | 279,870 | 279,240 | 0 |
| Haddock | 3,389 | 4,068 | 20 | 40,393 | 59,641 | 48 |
| Saithe | 5,725 | 7,528 | 31 | 57,108 | 67,496 | 18 |
| Redfish | 5,296 | 5,073 | -4 | 63,479 | 54,874 | -14 |
| Other demersal catch | 5,089 | 5,142 | 1 | 34,875 | 31,577 | -9 |
| Flatfish | 3,634 | 3,246 | -11 | 25,820 | 26,638 | 3 |
| Pelagic catch | 90,490 | 69,561 | -23 | 758,988 | 564,648 | -26 |
| Herring | 0 | 0 | - | 125,431 | 124,075 | -1 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | - | 186,333 | 0 | - |
| Blue whiting | 90,355 | 69,167 | -23 | 282,235 | 304,537 | 8 |
| Mackerel | 135 | 394 | 192 | 164,988 | 136,036 | -18 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shellfish | 1,527 | 1,080 | -29 | 11,136 | 11,769 | 6 |
| Other species | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | 1 | -96 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.