The total catch of Icelandic vessels increased by 5.5% in August 2014 over that of August 2013. When a 12 month period from September 2013 to August 2014 is compared to the same period one year earlier there is a 33% decrease in pelagic catch. At constant price the August catch was 11.7% higher than in the same month 2013, while the fixed price rate between the period September 2013 to August 2014 is 5.0% lower than for the same time period one year earlier.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| August | September - August | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 80.4 | 89.8 | 11.7 | 89.4 | 84.9 | -5.0 |
| Fish catch in tonnes2 | ||||||
| Total catch | 97,936.2 | 103,342.7 | 5.5 | 1,368,992.7 | 1,080,329.1 | -21.1 |
| Demersal catch | 16,525.4 | 20,304.3 | 22.9 | 438,163.7 | 448,208.2 | 2.3 |
| Cod | 9,028.8 | 11,001.1 | 21.8 | 225,755.3 | 242,830.6 | 7.6 |
| Haddock | 1,660.6 | 1,625.3 | -2.1 | 42,912.6 | 41,909.5 | -2.3 |
| Saithe | 1,843.8 | 3,127.5 | 69.6 | 51,617.8 | 54,022.3 | 4.7 |
| Redfish | 2,581.5 | 2,991.4 | 15.9 | 57,404.2 | 61,893.8 | 7.8 |
| Other demersal catch | 1,410.8 | 1,559.1 | 10.5 | 60,473.8 | 47,551.9 | -21.4 |
| Flatfish | 909.6 | 560.9 | -38.3 | 24,199.3 | 21,612.4 | -10.7 |
| Pelagic catch | 80,061.6 | 81,577.5 | 1.9 | 891,930.2 | 598,811.8 | -32.9 |
| Herring | 22,048.0 | 10,528.0 | -52.2 | 182,583.0 | 149,778.0 | -18.0 |
| Capelin | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 463,279.0 | 111,367.0 | -76.0 |
| Blue whiting | 2,174.0 | 960.0 | -55.8 | 103,916.0 | 174,237.0 | 67.7 |
| Mackerel | 55,837.1 | 70,064.6 | 25.5 | 142,136.3 | 163,395.3 | 15.0 |
| Other pelagic catch | 2.5 | 24.9 | 886.5 | 15.9 | 34.5 | 117.2 |
| Shellfish | 429.3 | 896.7 | 108.9 | 14,631.2 | 11,686.5 | -20.1 |
| Other species | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 68.4 | 10.2 | -85.1 |
¹The volume index is an annual chain-linked index, having the monthly average of 2004 as a reference period. The base year each time is the last fishing year which is from September in year T-2 to August in year T-1.
2Information 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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