Please note that this press release was corrected 16 December 2016 at 08:46
The total catch of Icelandic vessels in November 2016 was over 77 thousand tonnes which is an 18% decrease from November 2015. Demersal catch was nearly 40 thousand tonnes, the same amount as in November 2015. Cod catch was 27 thousand tonnes, an increase of 10% compared to November 2015. Catch of other demersal species decreased. Pelagic catch was nearly 36 thousand tonnes which is a decrease of 32% compared with November 2015. Herring was the main species in pelagic catch, 32 thousand tonnes. A decrease by 13%. Catch of blue whiting decreased by 75%.
In the 12 month period from December 2015 to November 2016 the total catch has decreased by 255 thousand tonnes, or 19% compared with the same period a year earlier. The decrease is mostly due to less capelin catch. The value index in November is 6.1% lower than in November 2015.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| November | December-November | |||||
| 2015 | 2016 | % | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 89.5 | 84.0 | -6.1 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 94,749 | 77,319 | -18 | 1,315,091 | 1,059,771 | -19 |
| Demersal catch | 40,116 | 39,543 | -1 | 433,533 | 461,127 | 6 |
| Cod | 24,192 | 26,716 | 10 | 239,869 | 268,213 | 12 |
| Haddock | 3,817 | 3,189 | -16 | 39,916 | 39,583 | -1 |
| Saithe | 3,327 | 2,757 | -17 | 48,776 | 49,083 | 1 |
| Redfish | 5,608 | 5,060 | -10 | 59,095 | 62,910 | 6 |
| Other demersal catch | 3,171 | 1,822 | -43 | 45,877 | 41,338 | -10 |
| Flatfish | 1,697 | 1,526 | -10 | 22,884 | 24,499 | 7 |
| Pelagic catch | 52,307 | 35,706 | -32 | 848,637 | 561,240 | -34 |
| Herring | 36,530 | 31,792 | -13 | 110,657 | 112,786 | 2 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | - | 352,866 | 101,089 | -71 |
| Blue whiting | 15,740 | 3,914 | -75 | 216,790 | 176,846 | -18 |
| Mackerel | 37 | 0 | -100 | 168,279 | 170,514 | 1 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | -100 | 45 | 5 | -88 |
| Shellfish | 629 | 543 | -14 | 9,983 | 12,818 | 28 |
| Other species | 0 | 0 | - | 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.