Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 69.5 billion ISK in January-May 2013, compared with 71.3 billion ISK in the first five months of 2012. Total value decreased therefore by 2.6% between years.
Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 43 billion; thereof cod ISK 21.7 billion, haddock 5.8 billion, and redfish 6.5 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 19.2 billion and flatfish catches for 4.3 billion.
Value of catch in January-May 2013 | ||||||
Million ISK | May | January-May | % change from | |||
2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | previous year | ||
Total value | 12,714.2 | 12,545.0 | 71,325.4 | 69,446.1 | -2.6 | |
Demersal catch | 9,197.8 | 9,078.4 | 45,771.5 | 43,090.0 | -5.9 | |
Cod | 4,327.2 | 3,623.2 | 24,106.2 | 21,699.9 | -10.0 | |
Haddock | 1,205.8 | 922.0 | 6,811.5 | 5,753.0 | -15.5 | |
Saith | 954.0 | 958.4 | 3,386.7 | 3,961.8 | 17.0 | |
Redfish | 1,168.2 | 1,021.4 | 7,157.6 | 6,470.5 | -9.6 | |
Ocean redfish | 482.7 | 1,830.1 | 482.7 | 1,830.1 | 279.2 | |
Other demersal | 1,059.9 | 723.2 | 3,826.9 | 3,374.6 | -11.8 | |
Flatfish catch | 1,562.5 | 1,383.6 | 5,545.3 | 4,274.3 | -22.9 | |
Pelagic catch | 960.6 | 1,040.6 | 17,167.0 | 19,155.1 | 11.6 | |
Herring | 1.1 | 0.0 | 48.4 | 32.9 | -32.1 | |
Capelin | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13,117.4 | 15,634.9 | 19.2 | |
Blue whiting | 957.2 | 1,039.7 | 2,525.4 | 2,761.6 | 9.4 | |
Other pelagics | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1,475.8 | 725.7 | -50.8 | |
Shellfish catch | 710.6 | 916.7 | 1,677.8 | 2,397.5 | 42.9 | |
Shrimp | 508.8 | 714.4 | 1,355.8 | 2,089.0 | 54.1 | |
Other shellfish | 201.8 | 202.3 | 322.0 | 308.5 | -4.2 | |
Miscellaneous catch | 282.8 | 125.7 | 1,163.7 | 529.2 | -54.5 |
Value of catch by type of landing January-May 2013 | ||||||
Million ISK | May | January-May | % change from | |||
2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | previous year | ||
Total value | 12,714.2 | 12,545.0 | 71,325.4 | 69,446.1 | -2.6 | |
For domestic processing | 5,072.5 | 4,960.3 | 37,441.9 | 37,404.3 | -0.1 | |
For export in containers | 562.6 | 427.5 | 2,731.7 | 1,943.6 | -28.9 | |
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production | 6.2 | 35.6 | 124.6 | 317.7 | 154.9 | |
Frozen at sea | 4,547.3 | 5,144.3 | 20,198.8 | 19,818.2 | -1.9 | |
To auction market, for domestic processing | 2,361.5 | 1,913.2 | 10,315.6 | 9,568.4 | -7.2 | |
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing | 92.8 | 0.0 | 186.6 | 30.2 | -83.8 | |
Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | |
Farmed fish | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | |
Other types of landings | 71.4 | 64.1 | 326.3 | 363.7 | 11.5 |
Value of catch by region of landing January - May 2013 | ||||||
Million ISK | May | January-May | % change from | |||
2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2013 | previous year | ||
Total value | 12,714.2 | 12,545.0 | 71,325.4 | 69,446.1 | -2.6 | |
Capital region | 3,054.6 | 3,970.8 | 15,341.5 | 15,808.8 | 3.0 | |
Southwest | 2,517.7 | 2,021.8 | 12,406.3 | 10,889.0 | -12.2 | |
West | 838.3 | 609.8 | 4,766.3 | 3,694.9 | -22.5 | |
Westfjords | 789.6 | 715.0 | 3,643.4 | 4,005.6 | 9.9 | |
Northwest | 1,284.8 | 1,231.9 | 4,882.6 | 4,781.2 | -2.1 | |
Northeast | 1,238.9 | 1,218.8 | 7,009.4 | 6,535.4 | -6.8 | |
East | 1,084.3 | 1,438.0 | 11,979.9 | 13,426.7 | 12.1 | |
Southwest | 1,310.5 | 841.6 | 8,412.7 | 7,895.8 | -6.1 | |
Abroad | 595.6 | 497.2 | 2,883.2 | 2,408.6 | -16.5 |