The total catch of Icelandic vessels was nearly 74 thousand tonnes in January 2015 which is a decrease by 20% compared to January 2015. During the last 12 months the total catch has increased by 17% compared to the 12 months before. The value index for January has decreased by 7.3% since January 2015.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| January | February-January | |||||
| 2015 | 2016 | % | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 67.0 | 62.8 | -6.3 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 91,715 | 73,610 | - 20 | 1,110,427 | 1,298,571 | 17 |
| Demersal catch | 31,901 | 35,156 | 10 | 423,973 | 440,965 | 4 |
| Cod | 17,886 | 23,234 | 30 | 237,619 | 249,778 | 5 |
| Haddock | 3,936 | 3,904 | - 1 | 35,705 | 40,951 | 15 |
| Saithe | 4,011 | 2,882 | - 28 | 47,054 | 47,082 | 0 |
| Redfish | 3,233 | 3,133 | - 3 | 57,378 | 58,113 | 1 |
| Other demersal catch | 2,835 | 2,003 | - 29 | 46,216 | 45,041 | - 3 |
| Flatfish | 850 | 1,520 | 79 | 18,987 | 24,097 | 27 |
| Pelagic catch | 58,647 | 36,148 | - 38 | 656,686 | 822,916 | 25 |
| Herring | 3,524 | 5,686 | 61 | 161,339 | 111,517 | - 31 |
| Capelin | 45,392 | 1,497 | - 97 | 138,178 | 308,971 | 124 |
| Blue whiting | 9,718 | 28,965 | 198 | 186,473 | 234,117 | 26 |
| Mackerel | - | - | - | 170,631 | 168,279 | - 1 |
| Other pelagic catch | 13 | - | - 100 | 65 | 32 | - 51 |
| Shellfish | 317 | 787 | 148 | 10,760 | 10,538 | - 2 |
| Other species | - | - | - | 21 | 54 | 156 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.