The value of catch by Icelandic vessels was 10.2 billion ISK in November 2016 which is a 16.8% decrease compared with November 2015. Value of demersal catch was 7.7 billion ISK, a decrease of 14.2% from the previous year. The value of pelagic catch was 1.9 billion ISK which is 21.2% more than in 2015. The value of flatfish catch in November decreased by 25.5% and was 522 million ISK.
Total value of catch in the 12 month period from December 2015 to November 2016 was 134.9 billion ISK which is a decrease of 10.5% compared with the same period one year earlier. This decrease is mainly due to a 21.2% decrease in value of pelagic catch and 7.4% decrease in demersal catch value.
| Value of catch December 2015–November 2016 |
| Million ISK |
November |
December-November |
| |
2015 |
2016 |
% |
2014–2015 |
2015–2016 |
% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total value |
12,256.8 |
10,200.7 |
-16.8 |
150,819.2 |
134,944.8 |
-10.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Demersal catch |
8,989.4 |
7,709.3 |
-14.2 |
102,190.1 |
94,759.6 |
-7.3 |
| Cod |
5,650.7 |
5,502.6 |
-2.6 |
59,906.1 |
59,573.0 |
-0.6 |
| Haddock |
963.9 |
701.6 |
-27.2 |
11,290.4 |
9,592.5 |
-15.0 |
| Saith |
651.9 |
388.3 |
-40.4 |
9,696.5 |
8,476.3 |
-12.6 |
| Redfish |
1,205.8 |
833.8 |
-30.8 |
13,816.0 |
11,210.5 |
-18.9 |
| Ocean redfish |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
568.0 |
597.4 |
5.2 |
| Other demersal |
517.0 |
282.9 |
-45.3 |
6,913.1 |
5,309.9 |
-23.2 |
| Flatfish catch |
700.8 |
522.1 |
-25.5 |
9,518.0 |
9,401.6 |
-1.2 |
| Pelagic catch |
2,387.9 |
1,881.4 |
-21.2 |
35,004.4 |
27,270.2 |
-22.1 |
| Herring |
1,919.9 |
1,772.7 |
-7.7 |
6,175.1 |
6,280.4 |
1.7 |
| Capelin |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
12,661.7 |
4,947.9 |
-60.9 |
| Blue whiting |
464.5 |
108.7 |
-76.6 |
5,803.7 |
5,157.6 |
-11.1 |
| Mackerel |
3.5 |
0.0 |
– |
10,359.7 |
10,884.2 |
5.1 |
| Other pelagics |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
4.1 |
0.1 |
-97.9 |
| Shellfish catch |
178.8 |
87.9 |
-50.8 |
4,106.8 |
3,513.4 |
-14.4 |
| Lobster |
16.0 |
9.1 |
-43.5 |
807.4 |
891.2 |
10.4 |
| Shrimp |
132.1 |
43.1 |
-67.4 |
3,102.3 |
2,229.2 |
-28.1 |
| Other shellfish |
30.7 |
35.8 |
16.7 |
197.1 |
393.0 |
99.4 |
| Miscellaneous catch |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
| Value of catch by type of landing December 2015–November 2016 |
| Million ISK |
November |
December-November |
| |
2015 |
2016 |
% |
2014–2015 |
2015–2016 |
% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total value |
12,256.8 |
10,200.7 |
-16.8 |
150,819.2 |
134,944.8 |
-10.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| For domestic processing |
6,522.5 |
5,454.5 |
-16.4 |
81,202.5 |
70,541.4 |
-13.1 |
| To auction market, for domestic processing |
1,642.7 |
1,455.2 |
-11.4 |
20,218.3 |
19,842.7 |
-1.9 |
| Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing |
0.0 |
0.0 |
– |
183.5 |
0.0 |
– |
| For export in containers |
445.0 |
348.3 |
-21.7 |
4,711.2 |
5,206.7 |
10.5 |
| Frozen at sea |
3,616.9 |
2,913.6 |
-19.4 |
43,846.4 |
38,221.9 |
-12.8 |
| Other types of landings |
29.8 |
29.0 |
-2.5 |
657.3 |
1,132.0 |
72.2 |
| Value of catch by region of landing December 2015–November 2016 |
| Million ISK |
November |
December-November |
| |
2015 |
2016 |
% |
2014–2015 |
2015–2016 |
% |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Total value |
12,256.8 |
10,200.7 |
-16.8 |
150,819.2 |
134,944.8 |
-10.5 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Capital region |
2,878.7 |
2,387.6 |
-17.1 |
37,891.4 |
33,794.4 |
-10.8 |
| West |
496.1 |
536.8 |
8.2 |
7,206.6 |
6,759.7 |
-6.2 |
| Westfjords |
622.1 |
681.0 |
9.5 |
8,065.0 |
7,814.5 |
-3.1 |
| Northwest |
900.5 |
571.8 |
-36.5 |
10,257.5 |
9,030.1 |
-12.0 |
| Northeast |
1,614.8 |
1,485.6 |
-8.0 |
18,239.0 |
17,369.6 |
-4.8 |
| East |
1,700.5 |
1,205.1 |
-29.1 |
23,870.4 |
18,234.9 |
-23.6 |
| South |
1,053.6 |
1,050.1 |
-0.3 |
14,986.3 |
13,131.9 |
-12.4 |
| Southwest |
2,515.3 |
1,921.5 |
-23.6 |
25,117.0 |
22,679.8 |
-9.7 |
| Abroad |
475.3 |
361.2 |
-24.0 |
5,185.9 |
6,129.8 |
18.2 |
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