NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 01 JULY 2014

In March 2014 the value of the total catch was 13.5% lower in March 2014 than in March 2013. This is mostly due to lower pelagic catches.

Yearly value of catch of Icelandic vessels decreased by 11.4% from April 2013 to March 2014. The total value of pelagic species decreased by 31.8% between the periods.

Value of catch in April 2013 - March 2014      
Million ISK March  April - March
    2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total value 14,412.4 12,471.6 -13.5 157,441.0 139,529.3 -11.4
Demersal catch 8,880.6 10,610.4 19.5 94,968.6 93,234.4 -1.8
Cod 4,881.2 6,620.3 35.6 48,029.1 48,561.6 1.1
Haddock 1,166.7 1,387.7 18.9 11,572.8 11,927.3 3.1
Saith 569.8 735.8 29.1 9,508.9 9,770.3 2.7
Redfish 1,492.2 1,230.8 -17.5 13,926.6 13,193.2 -5.3
Ocean redfish 0.0 0.0 1,979.0 2,136.6 8.0
Other demersal 770.7 635.8 -17.5 9,952.2 7,645.4 -23.2
Flatfish catch 793.7 419.1 -47.2 9,799.5 9,148.4 -6.6
Pelagic catch 4,508.4 1,294.2 -71.3 48,400.5 33,004.6 -31.8
Herring 0.9 132.9 13,941.3 14,571.1 10,699.5 -26.6
Capelin 4,482.7 1,051.4 -76.5 16,772.6 3,617.8 -78.4
Blue whiting 24.8 109.9 343.1 2,610.9 3,283.5 25.8
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 229.6 147.9 -35.6 4,272.3 4,141.8 -3.1
Shrimp 219.6 128.5 -41.5 3,095.2 3,245.0 4.8
Other shellfish 10.0 19.4 94.9 1,177.1 896.8 -23.8
Miscellaneous catch 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

 

Value of catch by type of landing April 2013 - March 2014    
Million ISK March  April - March
    2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total value 14,412.4 12,471.6 -13.5 157,438.2 139,525.0 -11.4
For domestic processing 8,315.2 6,666.4 -19.8 73,392.4 60,958.9 -16.9
For export in containers 408.8 331.2 -19.0 5,035.0 4,540.9 -9.8
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 30.7 0.0 49.7 287.0 477.9
Frozen at sea 3,549.1 3,234.6 -8.9 57,591.5 52,806.5 -8.3
To auction market, for domestic processing 2,032.5 2,145.0 5.5 20,444.4 20,193.6 -1.2
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 0.0 0.0 300.0 190.4 -36.5
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 76.0 94.4 24.2 625.2 547.9 -12.4

 

Value of catch by region of landing April 2013 - March 2014      
Million ISK March  April - March
    2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total value 14,412.4 12,471.6 -13.5 157,441.0 139,529.3 -11.4
Capital region 3,152.3 2,932.1 -7.0 36,076.0 36,041.6 -0.1
Southwest 2,341.1 2,899.9 23.9 25,603.2 23,949.8 -6.5
West 997.6 986.7 -1.1 6,767.9 5,937.2 -12.3
Westfjords 629.8 468.3 -25.6 9,354.5 8,193.9 -12.4
Northwest 1,118.8 1,088.2 -2.7 10,857.7 11,246.2 3.6
Northeast 926.1 1,123.7 21.3 17,975.6 16,752.3 -6.8
East  2,416.5 1,062.9 -56.0 25,098.3 17,698.3 -29.5
Southwest 2,350.5 1,551.2 -34.0 20,191.6 14,398.8 -28.7
  Abroad 479.6 358.6 -25.2 5,516.3 5,311.2 -3.7

Statistics

 

Further Information

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

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