The value of catch from Icelandic vessels in July was just over 8.3 billion ISK which is 11.7% less than in July 2016. However, the tonnage of catch was 3% more than in July last year.
Value of demersal catch was 5.1 billion ISK, which is 12% less than in July 2016. Value of cod decreased by 5.5% although the tonnage increased by 22%. Value of haddock was 6.7% more than in July last year. Value of flatfish catch increased by 22.7% and the value of shellfish catch increased by 13.1%. Value of pelagic catch was 2.3 billion ISK in July 2016 but was 1.6 billion in July 2017, a 29.1% reduction in value.
Total value of catch in the 12 month period from August 2016 to July 2017 was 111.5 billion ISK which amounts to 18.8% decrease compared with the same period a year earlier.
| Value of catch 2016–2017 | ||||||
| Million ISK | July | August-July | ||||
| 2016 | 2017 | % | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | % | |
| Total value | 9,414.9 | 8,316.0 | -11.7 | 137,256.6 | 111,509.2 | -18.8 |
| Demersal catch | 5,779.9 | 5,087.0 | -12.0 | 98,470.5 | 75,272.2 | -23.6 |
| Cod | 3,286.3 | 3,106.3 | -5.5 | 60,576.1 | 48,402.8 | -20.1 |
| Haddock | 496.3 | 529.7 | 6.7 | 10,205.4 | 7,903.9 | -22.6 |
| Saith | 935.6 | 466.4 | -50.1 | 8,976.9 | 6,195.7 | -31.0 |
| Redfish | 813.7 | 694.7 | -14.6 | 12,293.8 | 8,324.8 | -32.3 |
| Ocean redfish | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 597.4 | 333.3 | -44.2 |
| Other demersal | 248.1 | 289.9 | 16.9 | 5,820.9 | 4,111.7 | -29.4 |
| Flatfish catch | 967.0 | 1,186.6 | 22.7 | 9,650.4 | 7,495.1 | -22.3 |
| Pelagic catch | 2,310.1 | 1,637.4 | -29.1 | 25,217.7 | 26,246.4 | 4.1 |
| Herring | 158.9 | 122.0 | -23.2 | 6,008.4 | 6,153.1 | 2.4 |
| Capelin | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 4,947.9 | 6,340.0 | 28.1 |
| Blue whiting | 0.6 | 109.3 | 18,364.0 | 5,552.1 | 3,710.7 | -33.2 |
| Mackerel | 2,150.6 | 1,406.0 | -34.6 | 8,705.8 | 10,042.4 | 15.4 |
| Other pelagics | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 3.6 | 0.1 | -96.4 |
| Shellfish catch | 357.9 | 404.9 | 13.1 | 3,918.0 | 2,495.5 | -36.3 |
| Lobster | 125.6 | 148.7 | 18.4 | 963.6 | 839.6 | -12.9 |
| Shrimp | 205.4 | 224.4 | 9.3 | 2,611.7 | 1,355.3 | -48.1 |
| Other shellfish | 26.9 | 31.8 | 18.2 | 342.7 | 300.6 | -12.3 |
| Miscellaneous catch | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Value of catch by type of landing 2016–2017 | ||||||
| Million ISK | July | August-July | ||||
| 2016 | 2017 | % | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | % | |
| Total value | 9,414.9 | 8,316.0 | -11.7 | 137,256.6 | 111,509.2 | -18.8 |
| For domestic processing | 3,597.6 | 3,749.2 | 4.2 | 72,104.5 | 59,747.7 | -17.1 |
| To auction market, for domestic processing | 1,354.3 | 1,194.9 | -11.8 | 19,966.3 | 16,515.7 | -17.3 |
| Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 57.7 | 67.4 | 16.9 |
| For export in containers | 515.9 | 506.4 | -1.8 | 5,004.2 | 4,232.1 | -15.4 |
| Frozen at sea | 3,932.4 | 2,852.6 | -27.5 | 39,252.6 | 30,321.3 | -22.8 |
| Other types of landings | 14.8 | 13.0 | -12.4 | 871.3 | 624.9 | -28.3 |
| Value of catch by region of landing 2016–2017 | ||||||
| Million ISK | July | August-July | ||||
| 2016 | 2017 | % | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | % | |
| Total value | 9,414.9 | 8,316.0 | -11.7 | 137,256.6 | 111,509.2 | -18.8 |
| Capital region | 3,107.3 | 2,483.0 | -20.1 | 36,077.3 | 26,698.3 | -26.0 |
| West | 101.0 | 177.8 | 76.1 | 6,693.9 | 5,870.2 | -12.3 |
| Westfjords | 445.8 | 582.2 | 30.6 | 7,911.5 | 5,946.4 | -24.8 |
| Northwest | 766.4 | 523.0 | -31.8 | 9,128.9 | 6,344.2 | -30.5 |
| Northeast | 1,117.5 | 883.0 | -21.0 | 16,858.1 | 14,835.3 | -12.0 |
| East | 1,062.3 | 1,052.6 | -0.9 | 18,576.3 | 16,892.8 | -9.1 |
| South | 1,212.7 | 946.7 | -21.9 | 12,914.4 | 11,308.2 | -12.4 |
| Southwest | 1,076.5 | 1,151.5 | 7.0 | 23,378.2 | 18,859.3 | -19.3 |
| Abroad | 525.4 | 516.0 | -1.8 | 5,718.0 | 4,754.4 | -16.9 |
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