Value of catch in November 2014 was 2.7% less than it was in November 2013. Value of demersal catch was 2,4% higher than in the same month in the previous year, but for other species the value decreased.
For a period of 12 months from December 2013 to November 2014 the value of catch decreased by value of 12,4% from previous twelve months. Only cod, mackerel and Norway-lobster increased in value, while the value of other species decreased.
For sea-freezing the value decreased more than 5% while value of catch sold directly to local processing was static.
| Value of catch December 2013 - November 2014 | ||||||
| Million ISK | November | December-November | ||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total value | 13,031.4 | 12,675.9 | -2.7 | 152,700.2 | 133,753.2 | -12.4 |
| Demersal catch | 8,894.3 | 9,103.3 | 2.4 | 92,867.6 | 90,434.9 | -2.6 |
| Cod | 5,097.7 | 5,258.4 | 3.2 | 47,058.6 | 52,052.0 | 10.6 |
| Haddock | 1,419.9 | 929.1 | -34.6 | 11,913.4 | 10,342.8 | -13.2 |
| Saith | 673.6 | 882.2 | 31.0 | 9,903.1 | 7,785.6 | -21.4 |
| Redfish | 1,121.6 | 1,468.4 | 30.9 | 13,890.3 | 12,910.7 | -7.1 |
| Ocean redfish | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2,136.6 | 584.0 | -72.7 |
| Other demersal | 581.5 | 565.2 | -2.8 | 7,965.7 | 6,759.8 | -15.1 |
| Flatfish catch | 843.4 | 542.4 | -35.7 | 10,172.6 | 7,086.0 | -30.3 |
| Pelagic catch | 3,058.2 | 2,865.8 | -6.3 | 45,191.5 | 32,908.6 | -27.2 |
| Herring | 3,057.4 | 2,797.9 | -8.5 | 10,158.8 | 9,412.0 | -7.4 |
| Capelin | 0.0 | 60.3 | – | 16,660.1 | 3,819.9 | -77.1 |
| Blue whiting | 0.8 | 7.5 | 829.3 | 2,968.4 | 2,620.9 | -11.7 |
| Mackerel | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 15,402.7 | 17,002.4 | 10.4 |
| Other pelagics | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 1.4 | 53.4 | – |
| Shellfish catch | 235.5 | 164.4 | -30.2 | 4,468.4 | 3,323.6 | -25.6 |
| Lobster | 16.2 | 24.0 | 48.4 | 802.9 | 1,035.2 | 28.9 |
| Shrimp | 213.4 | 132.1 | -38.1 | 3,568.9 | 2,213.1 | -38.0 |
| Other shellfish | 6.0 | 8.3 | 38.9 | 96.6 | 75.4 | -22.0 |
| Miscellaneous catch | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Value of catch by type of landing December 2013 - November 2014 | ||||||
| Million ISK | November | December-November | ||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total value | 13,031.4 | 12,675.9 | -2.7 | 152,693.2 | 133,753.2 | -12.4 |
| For domestic processing | 6,244.9 | 6,244.7 | 0.0 | 71,078.6 | 65,893.8 | -7.3 |
| For export in containers | 461.6 | 370.0 | – | 4,588.5 | 3,532.6 | -23.0 |
| Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 317.7 | 0.0 | -100.0 |
| Frozen at sea | 4,580.2 | 4,335.4 | -5.3 | 55,305.6 | 44,249.7 | -20.0 |
| To auction market, for domestic processing | 1,685.1 | 1,672.8 | -0.7 | 20,611.8 | 19,374.9 | -6.0 |
| Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing | 1.2 | 6 | 410.0 | 190.4 | 128.8 | -32.3 |
| Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Farmed fish | 0.0 | – | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Other types of landings | 58.4 | 46.9 | -19.7 | 600.5 | 573.5 | -4.5 |
| Value of catch by region of landing December 2013 - November 2014 | ||||||
| Million ISK | November | December-November | ||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total value | 13,031.4 | 12,675.9 | -2.7 | 152,700.2 | 133,753.2 | -12.4 |
| Capital region | 3,098.6 | 3,078.7 | -0.6 | 36,689.7 | 33,652.0 | -8.3 |
| Southwest | 2,307.3 | 2,458.7 | 6.6 | 24,503.6 | 22,247.3 | -9.2 |
| West | 433.8 | 435.8 | 0.5 | 6,116.1 | 6,104.3 | -0.2 |
| Westfjords | 877.0 | 838.3 | -4.4 | 9,212.9 | 7,281.1 | -21.0 |
| Northwest | 997.8 | 840.8 | -15.7 | 11,282.5 | 9,878.6 | -12.4 |
| Northeast | 1,250.7 | 1,970.8 | 57.6 | 17,866.5 | 18,197.0 | 1.8 |
| East | 2,303.5 | 1,387.5 | -39.8 | 24,735.5 | 18,435.3 | -25.5 |
| Southwest | 1,243.4 | 1,215.7 | -2.2 | 16,888.9 | 13,970.5 | -17.3 |
| Abroad | 519.3 | 449.5 | -13.5 | 5,404.4 | 3,987.0 | -26.2 |
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