NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 20 JULY 2011


Total value 46.1 billion ISK
Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 46.1 billion ISK in January-April 2011, compared with 46.5 billion ISK in the first four months of 2010. Total value decreased therefore by 0.8% between years.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 30.7 billion; thereof cod ISK 17.2 billion, haddock 4.6 billion, and redfish 4.1 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 10.9 billion and flatfish catches for 3.5 billion.

Value of catch in January-April 2011
Million ISK April January-April % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 10,095.1 8,650.9 46,485.9 46,103.4 -0.8
Demersal catch 7,559.9 7,294.5 35,122.7 30,666.7 -12.7

Cod

3,274.2 3,369.8 18,540.1 17,164.2 -7.4

Haddock

1,272.0 1,222.6 6,029.4 4,614.2 -23.5

Saith

605.3 766.8 2,071.3 2,014.2 -2.8

Redfish

1,447.8 1,269.3 5,321.0 4,074.1 -23.4

Ocean redfish

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -

Other demersal

960.7 666.0 3,160.9 2,800.0 -11.4
Flatfish catch 893.6 686.5 3,067.2 3,534.6 15.2
Pelagic catch 1,426.4 74.5 7,830.8 10,852.4 38.6

Herring

0.0 0.0 326.1 304.4 -6.6

Capelin

0.0 0.0 2,494.4 8,683.6 248.1

Blue whiting

1,424.0 74.5 2,109.8 151.3 -92.8

Other pelagics

2.4 0.0 2,900.5 1,713.1 -40.9
Shellfish catch 185.9 359.0 405.8 704.3 73.6

Shrimp

140.1 291.4 354.1 630.8 78.1

Other shellfish

45.7 67.6 51.7 73.6 42.4
Miscellaneous catch 29.3 236.5 59.4 345.5 481.8


Value of catch by type of landing January-April 2011
Million ISK April January-April % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 10,095 8,651 46,486 46,103 -0.8

For domestic processing

4,031 3,048 20,964 24,605 17.4

For export in containers

832 574 3,454 1,993 -42.3

Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production

75 0 75 145 94.1

Frozen at sea

3,506 3,537 13,946 12,311 -11.7

To auction market, for domestic processing

1,496 1,444 7,516 6,828 -9.2

Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing

23 0 74 0

Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad

0 0 0 0

Farmed fish

5 0 31 0
 

Other types of landings

128 48 426 220 -48.2


Value of catch by region of landing January - April 2011
Million ISK April January-April % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 10,095.1 8,650.9 46,485.9 46,103.4 -0.8

Capital region

2,405.4 1,983.4 9,032.0 7,801.6 -13.6

Southwest

1,673.9 1,513.1 8,334.1 8,402.6 0.8

West

502.2 435.5 3,075.9 3,216.0 4.6

Westfjords

570.0 525.4 2,416.4 2,271.3 -6.0

Northwest

713.5 929.0 3,118.9 2,844.6 -8.8

Northeast

1,284.8 1,475.9 6,171.7 6,323.8 2.5

East 

1,195.1 463.9 5,730.5 7,112.5 24.1

Southwest

843.7 750.3 5,077.8 5,992.4 18.0
 

Abroad

906.4 574.4 3,528.6 2,138.7 -39.4

Statistics

Further Information

For further information please contact 528 1100 , email upplysingar@hagstofa.is

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