NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 10 JANUARY 2019

The value of catch from Icelandic vessels in September 2018 was 10.9 billion ISK, 2.2% less than in September 2017. Demersal catch value was 6.5 billion ISK, an increase of 6% of which the value of cod was 4.1 billion ISK. The value of pelagic catch was 3.6 billion ISK, 14.8% less than in September 2017.

Total value of catch in the 12 month period from October 2017 to September 2018 was 124 billion ISK which is a 13.2% increase compared with the same period a year earlier.

Value of catch 2017–2018
Million ISK September October-September
  2017 2018 % 2016-2017 2017-2018 %
Total value11.107,310.862,6 -2,2109.272,9123.737,3 13,2
Demersal catch6.088,56.452,2 6,074.499,787.423,1 17,3
Cod 4.056,6 4.065,60,2 48.147,8 55.652,4 15,6
Haddock 725,1 756,0 4,3 7.780,7 9.368,9 20,4
Saith 339,0 523,2 54,4 5.951,5 7.241,821,7
Redfish 777,7 840,5 8,1 8.414,3 10.370,7 23,2
Ocean redfish 0,0 0,0 333,3 218,8 -34,3
Other demersal190,1 266,8 40,3 3.872,1 4.570,6 18,0
Flatfish catch595,8563,1 -5,5 7.574,5 9.737,7 28,6
Pelagic catch4.215,33.592,1 -14,824.837,323.905,5 -3,8
Herring582,6462,1 -20,75.585,64.101,6 -26,6
Capelin0,00,0 6.709,45.891,7 -12,2
Blue whiting31,234,2 9,7 3.712,5 6.285,9 69,3
Mackerel 3.601,5 3.095,8 -14,0 8.829,7 7.626,3 -13,6
Other pelagics 0,0 0,0 13,3 0,0 0,0
Shellfish catch207,7255,222,92.361,42.671,1 13,1
Lobster 51,6 36,2 -29,8 805,1 613,7 -23,8
Shrimp90,0144,0 60,0 1.226,6 1.510,7 23,2
Other shellfish66,175,0 13,4329,7546,765,8
Miscellaneous catch 0,0 0,0 0,0 0,0
Value of catch by type of landing 2017–2018
Million ISK September October-September
  2017 2018 % 2016-2017 2017-2018 %
Total value11.107,310.862,6 -2,2109.272,9123.737,3 13,2
For domestic processing6.436,16.586,1 2,359.042,170.025,3 18,6
To auction market, for domestic processing1.411,11.536,1 8,915.901,118.658,1 17,3
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing0,0 0,0 67,41,0 -98,6
For export in containers412,1630,0 52,94.028,75.217,2 29,5
Frozen at sea2.835,52.093,2 -26,229.968,329.577,1 -1,3
Other types of landings12,517,2 37,2265,4258,6 -2,5

Value of catch by region of landing 2017–2018
Million ISK September October-September
  2017 2018 % 2016-2017 2017-2018 %
Total value11.107,310.862,6 -2,2109.272,9123.737,3 13,2
Capital region2.447,22.426,6 -0,826.917,231.331,0 16,4
West504,6417,1 -17,35.937,27.328,6 23,4
Westfjords379,3415,39,55.773,96.735,516,7
Northwest314,0261,1 -16,95.768,15.998,8 4,0
Northeast2.157,41.643,9 -23,814.123,015.065,0 6,7
East2.337,92.603,4 11,416.895,720.960,2 24,1
South960,6695,9-27,611.226,99.752,1 -13,1
Southwest1.579,61.722,3 9,018.384,120.974,3 14,1
Abroad426,6677,1 58,74.246,75.591,7 31,7
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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