The catch of Icelandic vessels in September was 109 thousand tonnes which is an 1% increase from September last year. Demersal catch was just over 36 thousand tonnes, an increase of 2%, whereof cod was 21.4 thousand tonnes. Pelagic catch was just over 69 thousand tonnes, which is the same as in September 2018. However, the composition of the pelagic catch was different, because much more was caught of herring this year, while mackerel catch decreased accordingly. Flatfish catch was 1,800 tonnes and decreased by 4% compared to September 2018. Shellfish catch was nearly 2 thousand tonnes and increased by 35%.
The total catch in a 12 month period from October 2018 to September 2019 was nearly 1,092 thousand tonnes and decreased by 13% compared with the same period a year earlier.
The value index for September was 9.7% lower than in September 2018.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| September | October-September | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | % | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 99.7 | 90.0 | -9.7 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 107,807 | 109,075 | 1 | 1,253,197 | 1,091,819 | -13 |
| Demersal catch | 35,342 | 36,142 | 2 | 480,769 | 491,456 | 2 |
| Cod | 20,558 | 21,408 | 4 | 278,358 | 276,815 | -1 |
| Haddock | 3,643 | 4,345 | 19 | 44,159 | 60,168 | 36 |
| Saithe | 4,714 | 3,963 | -16 | 61,138 | 69,782 | 14 |
| Redfish | 4,692 | 4,747 | 1 | 62,290 | 53,415 | -14 |
| Other demersal catch | 1,735 | 1,679 | -3 | 34,824 | 31,276 | -10 |
| Flatfish | 1,876 | 1,800 | -4 | 26,730 | 22,996 | -14 |
| Pelagic catch | 69,140 | 69,181 | 0 | 733,151 | 567,202 | -23 |
| Herring | 13,291 | 50,150 | 277 | 112,162 | 166,790 | 49 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | - | 186,333 | 0 | - |
| Blue whiting | 1,481 | 884 | -40 | 297,386 | 270,273 | -9 |
| Mackerel | 54,367 | 18,147 | -67 | 137,270 | 130,139 | -5 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shellfish | 1,449 | 1,952 | 35 | 12,547 | 10,163 | -19 |
| Other species | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 2 | - |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.