The total catch of Icelandic vessels in January was 7,610 tonnes. The catch is 90% less than in January 2016 due to fishermen‘s strike. Small boats with catch quota and hook and line boats landed 94% of the catch in January.
In the 12 month period from February 2016 to January 2017 the total catch has decreased by 295 thousand tonnes, or 23% compared with the same period a year earlier.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| January | February-January | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | % | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 70.9 | 12.1 | -83.3 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 73,612 | 7,610 | -90 | 1,299,039 | 1,003,431 | -23 |
| Demersal catch | 35,166 | 7,473 | -79 | 441,328 | 429,216 | -3 |
| Cod | 23,233 | 5,928 | -74 | 249,810 | 247,043 | -1 |
| Haddock | 3,904 | 1,221 | -69 | 40,961 | 35,901 | -12 |
| Saithe | 2,893 | 96 | -97 | 47,099 | 46,833 | -1 |
| Redfish | 3,134 | 35 | -99 | 58,409 | 60,534 | 4 |
| Other demersal catch | 2,003 | 192 | -90 | 45,049 | 38,905 | -14 |
| Flatfish | 1,517 | 52 | -97 | 24,208 | 22,472 | -7 |
| Pelagic catch | 36,142 | - | - | 822,910 | 539,639 | -34 |
| Herring | 5,680 | - | - | 111,511 | 111,578 | 0 |
| Capelin | 1,497 | - | - | 308,971 | 99,592 | -68 |
| Blue whiting | 28,965 | - | - | 234,117 | 157,950 | -33 |
| Mackerel | - | - | - | 168,279 | 170,514 | 1 |
| Other pelagic catch | - | - | - | 32 | 5 | -83 |
| Shellfish | 787 | 85 | -89 | 10,538 | 12,019 | 14 |
| Other species | - | - | - | 54 | 86 | 58 |
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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