NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 28 FEBRUARY 2019

The value of catch from Icelandic vessels last November was 11.7 billion ISK, 19.2% more than in November 2017. Demersal catch value was 9.3 billion ISK, an increase of 13%. The value of pelagic catch was 1.7 billion ISK, 69.4% more than in November 2017.

Total value of catch in the 12 month period from December 2017 to November 2018 was 127 billion ISK which is a 16.1% increase compared with the same period a year earlier.

Value of catch 2017–2018
Million ISK November December-November
  2017 2018 % 2016-2017 2017-2018 %
Total value9,818.311,703.3 19.2109,066.9126,612.1 16.1
Demersal catch8,240.09,307.7 13.075,110.889,252.7 18.8
Cod 5,284.8 5,561.25.2 47,890.0 55,894.7 16.7
Haddock 774.4 1,453.8 87.7 7,812.3 10,305.9 31.9
Saithe 823.3 1,054.3 28.1 6,322.9 7,960.625.9
Redfish 1,091.6 1,008.6 -7.6 8,873.7 10,406.0 17.3
Ocean redfish 0.0 0.0 - 333.3 218.8 -34.3
Other demersal265.9 229.8 -13.6 3,878.6 4,466.8 15.2
Flatfish catch453.1565.9 24.9 7,462.1 10,216.4 36.9
Pelagic catch1,035.31,753.5 69.424,068.324,527.8 1.9
Herring858.31,381.3 60.94,954.14,698.0 -5.2
Capelin0.00.0 -6,709.45,891.7 -12.2
Blue whiting177.0371.8 110.1 3,879.2 6,431.4 65.8
Mackerel 0.0 0.4 - 8,525.4 7,506.8 -11.9
Other pelagics 0.0 0.0 - 0.0 0.0 -
Shellfish catch89.976.1-15.32,425.82,615.2 7.8
Lobster 8.3 0.0 - 833.6 567.5 -31.9
Shrimp28.411.3 -60.3 1,224.5 1,487.9 21.5
Other shellfish53.264.8 21.9367.7559.752.2
Miscellaneous catch 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Value of catch by type of landing 2017–2018
Million ISK November December-November
  2017 2018 % 2016-2017 2017-2018 %
Total value9,818.311,703.3 19.2109,066.9126,612.1 16.1
For domestic processing5,119.06,152.0 20.259,182.171,060.5 20.1
To auction market, for domestic processing1,510.71,743.1 15.416,067.119,171.6 19.3
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing0.4 0.0 -68.21.1 -98.5
For export in containers377.5576.1 52.64,093.85,756.1 40.6
Frozen at sea2,801.33,219.5 14.929,420.630,365.8 3.2
Other types of landings9.212.5 35.1235.2257.1 9.3

Value of catch by region of landing 2017–2018
Million ISK November December-November
  2017 2018 % 2016-2017 2017-2018 %
Total value9,818.311,703.3 19.2109,066.9126,612.1 16.1
Capital region2,862.93,340.1 16.727,429.032,731.2 19.3
West552.2589.9 6.85,962.47,292.6 22.3
Westfjords535.8594.811.05,647.36,715.318.9
Northwest440.2703.2 59.75,386.06,165.9 14.5
Northeast1,198.41,526.4 27.413,750.215,386.8 11.9
East1,143.61,487.7 30.117,545.321,340.9 21.6
South621.7625.20.610,675.39,443.2 -11.5
Southwest2,073.02,240.4 8.118,361.921,391.9 16.5
Abroad390.5595.6 52.54,309.46,144.3 42.6
Information about catch value of fish in this press release is based on preliminary figures. The data is based on the first sale value of catch and is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.

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