The total catch of Icelandic vessels in January was 107,643 tonnes. Because of the fishermen‘s strike in January 2017 a comparison with January 2018 is not possible.
In the 12 month period from February 2017 to January 2018 the total catch has increased by 273 thousand tonnes, or 27% compared with the same period a year earlier.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| January | February-January | |||||
| 2017 | 2018 | % | 2016-2017 | 2017-2018 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 13.2 | 87.0 | 559.1 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 7,625 | 107,643 | 1,312 | 1,003,446 | 1,276,889 | 27 |
| Demersal catch | 7,487 | 36,766 | 391 | 429,230 | 458,241 | 7 |
| Cod | 5,941 | 23,166 | 290 | 247,055 | 269,978 | 9 |
| Haddock | 1,222 | 4,573 | 274 | 35,902 | 39,545 | 10 |
| Saithe | 96 | 3,551 | 3,583 | 46,833 | 52,803 | 13 |
| Redfish | 35 | 3,644 | 10,196 | 60,534 | 62,157 | 3 |
| Other demersal catch | 193 | 1,832 | 852 | 38,905 | 33,757 | -13 |
| Flatfish | 52 | 1,517 | 2,803 | 22,472 | 23,391 | 4 |
| Pelagic catch | 0 | 69,248 | - | 539,639 | 784,787 | 45 |
| Herring | 0 | 1,164 | - | 111,578 | 125,434 | 12 |
| Capelin | 0 | 68,084 | - | 99,592 | 264,916 | 166 |
| Blue whiting | 0 | - | - | 157,950 | 228,927 | 45 |
| Mackerel | - | - | - | 170,514 | 165,510 | -3 |
| Other pelagic catch | - | - | - | 5 | 0 | -93 |
| Shellfish | 85 | 112 | 31 | 12,019 | 10,436 | -13 |
| Other species | - | - | - | 86 | 35 | -60 |
Information about catch of fish in this press release is based on preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.