In February 2014 the value of the total catch was 35.8% lower in February 2014 than in February 2013. This is mostly due to lower capelin catches.
Yearly value of catch of Icelandic vessels decreased by 11.2% from March 2013 to February 2014. Total value of demersal species decreased by 6.1% during this time.
Statistics on fish catches and total values for February 2014 is accessable in data tables here on the web page.
| Value of catch in March 2013 - February 2014 | |||||||
| Million ISK | February | March - February | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | ||
| Total value | 17,031.0 | 10,932.3 | -35.8 | 159,349.7 | 141,470.0 | -11.2 | |
| Demersal catch | 9,140.3 | 8,390.8 | -8.2 | 97,427.6 | 91,504.6 | -6.1 | |
| Cod | 5,069.1 | 4,955.7 | -2.2 | 49,075.7 | 46,822.5 | -4.6 | |
| Haddock | 1,396.9 | 1,057.6 | -24.3 | 12,004.5 | 11,706.3 | -2.5 | |
| Saith | 650.6 | 466.2 | -28.3 | 9,601.7 | 9,604.3 | 0.0 | |
| Redfish | 1,385.2 | 1,285.1 | -7.2 | 14,597.6 | 13,454.6 | -7.8 | |
| Ocean redfish | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1,979.0 | 2,136.6 | 8.0 | |
| Other demersal | 638.5 | 626.1 | -1.9 | 10,169.1 | 7,780.4 | -23.5 | |
| Flatfish catch | 731.2 | 592.1 | -19.0 | 10,011.0 | 9,523.0 | -4.9 | |
| Pelagic catch | 6,925.3 | 1,889.8 | -72.7 | 47,531.4 | 36,218.9 | -23.8 | |
| Herring | 14.4 | 11.1 | -22.6 | 14,606.6 | 10,567.5 | -27.7 | |
| Capelin | 6,910.7 | 1,848.7 | -73.2 | 15,854.7 | 7,049.1 | -55.5 | |
| Blue whiting | 0.3 | 29.9 | 11,297.5 | 2,624.0 | 3,198.4 | 21.9 | |
| 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 14,432.6 | 15,402.7 | 6.7 | ||
| Other pelagics | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 13.3 | 1.1 | -91.6 | |
| Shellfish catch | 234.2 | 59.7 | -74.5 | 4,379.8 | 4,223.5 | -3.6 | |
| Shrimp | 224.7 | 57.5 | -74.4 | 3,203.4 | 3,336.1 | 4.1 | |
| Other shellfish | 9.5 | 2.2 | -76.7 | 1,176.4 | 887.3 | -24.6 | |
| Miscellaneous catch | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | |
| Value of catch by type of landing March 2013 - February 2014 | |||||||
| Million ISK | February | March - February | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | ||
| Total value | 17,031.0 | 10,932.3 | -35.8 | 159,347.0 | 141,465.8 | -11.2 | |
| For domestic processing | 10,688.9 | 5,599.0 | -47.6 | 73,441.0 | 62,607.7 | -14.8 | |
| For export in containers | 319.0 | 321.4 | 0.7 | 5,140.6 | 4,618.5 | -10.2 | |
| Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 18.9 | 317.7 | 1,580.6 | |
| Frozen at sea | 3,919.6 | 3,450.3 | -12.0 | 59,036.6 | 53,120.9 | -10.0 | |
| To auction market, for domestic processing | 1,983.7 | 1,502.4 | -24.3 | 20,750.8 | 20,081.1 | -3.2 | |
| Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 333.1 | 190.4 | -42.8 | |
| 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 | 119.8 | 59.2 | -50.6 | 625.9 | 529.5 | -15.4 | |
| Value of catch by region of landing March 2013 - February 2014 | |||||||
| Million ISK | February | March - February | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | ||
| Total value | 17,031.0 | 10,932.3 | -35.8 | 159,349.7 | 141,470.0 | -11.2 | |
| Capital region | 2,975.8 | 3,088.6 | 3.8 | 37,145.0 | 36,261.9 | -2.4 | |
| Southwest | 2,335.6 | 1,824.3 | -21.9 | 26,121.5 | 23,390.9 | -10.5 | |
| West | 875.0 | 779.3 | -10.9 | 6,910.3 | 5,948.1 | -13.9 | |
| Westfjords | 869.0 | 377.5 | -56.6 | 9,357.2 | 8,355.4 | -10.7 | |
| Northwest | 781.8 | 859.1 | 9.9 | 10,856.8 | 11,276.8 | 3.9 | |
| Northeast | 1,803.2 | 1,054.1 | -41.5 | 18,316.4 | 16,554.7 | -9.6 | |
| East | 4,457.0 | 1,331.9 | -70.1 | 24,876.0 | 19,051.9 | -23.4 | |
| Southwest | 2,600.8 | 1,281.1 | -50.7 | 20,215.4 | 15,198.1 | -24.8 | |
| Abroad | 332.8 | 336.4 | 1.1 | 5,551.1 | 5,432.2 | -2.1 | |
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