NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 18 OCTOBER 2013

Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 90.3 billion ISK in January-July 2013, compared with 95.7 billion ISK in the first seven months of 2012. Total value decreased therefore by 5.6% between years.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 54.2 billion; thereof cod ISK 27.7 billion, haddock 6.8 billion, and redfish 7.9 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 26.2 billion and flatfish catches for 6 billion.


Value of catch in January-July 2013          
Million ISK July January-July % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 14,468.2 13,236.4 95,711.0 90,344.5 -5.6
Demersal catch 6,169.7 5,700.0 58,874.5 54,157.0 -8.0
Cod 2,875.3 2,905.2 30,091.1 27,679.1 -8.0
Haddock 575.2 490.1 7,971.1 6,837.5 -14.2
Saith 979.9 869.2 5,127.9 5,257.9 2.5
Redfish 711.1 890.7 8,568.9 7,886.1 -8.0
Ocean redfish 408.7 71.6 1,971.5 2,136.6 8.4
Other demersal 619.5 473.1 5,144.0 4,359.9 -15.2
Flatfish catch 780.1 973.7 7,270.7 5,972.0 -17.9
Pelagic catch 6,934.4 6,221.0 25,420.4 26,176.4 3.0
Herring 916.9 448.6 1,317.5 513.6 -61.0
Capelin 0.0 0.0 13,117.4 15,634.9 19.2
Blue whiting 0.0 5.9 2,525.5 2,779.7 10.1
Other pelagics 6,017.4 5,766.4 8,460.0 7,248.1 -14.3
Shellfish catch 550.9 329.0 2,880.3 3,338.5 15.9
Shrimp 357.6 154.4 2,160.3 2,709.0 25.4
Other shellfish 193.3 174.6 720.0 629.5 -12.6
Miscellaneous catch 33.1 12.8 1,265.1 700.7 -44.6

Value of catch by type of landing January-July 2013        
Million ISK July January-July % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 14,468.2 13,236.4 95,711.0 90,340.3 -5.6
For domestic processing 5,778.3 4,414.1 47,143.9 45,539.9 -3.4
For export in containers 409.4 337.4 3,530.7 2,658.5 -24.7
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 0.0 0.0 124.6 317.7 154.9
Frozen at sea 6,763.8 6,833.1 30,591.3 28,540.4 -6.7
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,447.4 1,603.6 13,645.6 12,777.0 -6.4
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 34.6 23.5 289.8 97.3 -66.4
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 34.7 24.7 385.0 409.4 6.4

Value of catch by region of landing January - July 2013      
Million ISK July January-July % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 14,468.2 13,236.4 95,711.0 90,344.5 -5.6
Capital region 3,802.0 3,573.0 21,691.2 21,356.9 -1.5
Southwest 1,714.2 2,030.9 15,764.6 14,064.9 -10.8
West 238.2 200.9 5,424.9 4,342.0 -20.0
Westfjords 861.4 764.8 5,546.1 5,620.1 1.3
Northwest 926.4 935.5 6,617.7 6,269.5 -5.3
Northeast 1,502.4 2,029.5 9,434.0 9,375.1 -0.6
East  2,572.9 1,704.1 15,469.6 15,766.2 1.9
Southwest 2,361.0 1,611.4 11,951.5 10,326.6 -13.6
  Abroad 489.8 386.4 3,811.3 3,223.2 -15.4

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

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