The total catch of Icelandic vessels was nearly 192 thousand tonnes in March 2015, an increase of 96 thousand tonnes compared to March 2014. This is mostly due to increased capelin catch which was 128 thousand tonnes compared to 36 thousand tonnes in March 2014.
Demersal catch increased by 3 thousand tonnes, or 6.5% compared to 2014.
At constant prices, the volume of catch increased by 32.9% in March 2015 compared to March 2014.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| March | April - March | |||||
| 2014 | 2015 | % | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | % | |
|
Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 92.1 | 122.4 | 32.9 | 88.5 | 86.2 | -2.6 |
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 95,891 | 191,873 | 100.1 | 1,038,931 | 1,325,701 | 27.6 |
| Demersal catch | 50,037 | 53,298 | 6.5 | 452,835 | 427,078 | -5.7 |
| Cod | 30,499 | 33,696 | 10.5 | 239,099 | 242,411 | 1.4 |
| Haddock | 5,155 | 4,675 | -9.3 | 43,995 | 35,269 | -19.8 |
| Saithe | 4,373 | 3,965 | -9.3 | 57,194 | 47,241 | -17.4 |
| Redfish | 5,640 | 6,515 | 15.5 | 59,593 | 56,604 | -5.0 |
| Other demersal catch | 4,371 | 4,448 | 1.8 | 52,954 | 45,554 | -14.0 |
| Flatfish | 1,551 | 1,592 | 2.6 | 23,820 | 18,445 | -22.6 |
| Pelagic catch | 43,712 | 135,775 | 210.6 | 548,714 | 868,764 | 58.3 |
| Herring | 2,732 | 7 | -99.7 | 164,633 | 153,822 | -6.6 |
| Capelin | 36,032 | 128,429 | 256.4 | 111,367 | 354,394 | 218.2 |
| Blue whiting | 4,948 | 7,339 | 48.3 | 118,389 | 189,852 | 60.4 |
| Mackerel | - | - | - | 154,320 | 170,631 | 10.6 |
| Other pelagic catch | - | 0 | - | 5 | 65 | - |
| Shellfish | 591 | 469 | -20.6 | 13,495 | 10,654 | -21.1 |
| Other species | - | 739 | - | 68 | 760 | - |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.