NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 19 SEPTEMBER 2013

Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 76.9 billion ISK in January-June 2013, compared with 81.2 billion ISK in the first six months of 2012. Total value decreased therefore by 5.3% between years.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 48.3 billion; thereof cod ISK 24.7 billion, haddock 6.3 billion, and redfish 7 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 20 billion and flatfish catches for 5 billion.


Value of catch in January-June 2013          
Million ISK June January-June % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 9,917.3 7,308.4 81,242.8 76,906.8 -5.3
Demersal catch 6,933.2 5,170.3 52,704.8 48,343.6 -8.3
Cod 3,109.6 2,999.4 27,215.8 24,735.8 -9.1
Haddock 584.4 586.1 7,395.9 6,343.9 -14.2
Saith 761.3 411.1 4,148.0 4,384.2 5.7
Redfish 700.3 486.3 7,857.8 6,975.1 -11.2
Ocean redfish 1,080.1 234.9 1,562.8 2,065.0 32.1
Other demersal 697.6 452.5 4,524.5 3,839.6 -15.1
Flatfish catch 945.3 720.8 6,490.6 4,997.0 -23.0
Pelagic catch 1,318.9 782.2 18,486.0 19,955.5 7.9
Herring 352.2 32.1 400.6 65.0 -83.8
Capelin 0.0 0.0 13,117.4 15,634.9 19.2
Blue whiting 0.0 0.0 2,525.5 2,773.8 9.8
Other pelagics 966.7 750.0 2,442.5 1,481.7 -39.3
Shellfish catch 651.6 594.4 2,329.4 3,009.2 29.2
Shrimp 446.9 454.0 1,802.7 2,554.6 41.7
Other shellfish 204.7 140.4 526.7 454.6 -13.7
Miscellaneous catch 68.3 40.7 1,232.0 601.6 -51.2

Value of catch by type of landing January-June 2013        
Million ISK June January-June % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 9,917.3 7,304.1 81,242.8 76,902.6 -5.3
For domestic processing 3,923.8 3,476.5 41,365.6 40,969.7 -1.0
For export in containers 389.6 370.4 3,121.3 2,321.1 -25.6
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 0.0 0.0 124.6 317.7 154.9
Frozen at sea 3,628.8 1,914.6 23,827.6 21,750.9 -8.7
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,882.6 1,524.3 12,198.2 11,129.5 -8.8
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 68.6 0.0 255.2 30.2 -88.2
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 24.0 18.4 350.3 383.5 9.5

Value of catch by region of landing January - June 2013      
Million ISK June January-June % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 9,917.3 7,308.4 81,242.8 76,906.8 -5.3
Capital region 2,547.6 1,944.3 17,889.2 17,779.3 -0.6
Southwest 1,644.1 1,117.1 14,050.4 12,016.6 -14.5
West 420.4 368.0 5,186.7 4,065.4 -21.6
Westfjords 1,041.3 763.3 4,684.7 4,817.0 2.8
Northwest 808.7 552.5 5,691.3 5,334.7 -6.3
Northeast 922.3 746.7 7,931.7 7,332.8 -7.6
East  916.8 634.7 12,896.7 14,061.7 9.0
Southwest 1,177.8 811.4 9,590.6 8,713.1 -9.1
  Abroad 438.3 370.4 3,321.5 2,786.2 -16.1

Statistics

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For further information please contact 528 1100 , email upplysingar@hagstofa.is

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