The value of catch in January 2015 was 21.3% higher than in January 2014. The increase was mostly noted in pelagic catch, which increased from ca. 900 million ISK to 2404 millions. Catch value decreased by 8.5% for 12 month period from February 2014 to January 2015 compared to the same period one year earlier. Still, the value of cod increased by 10% for this period.
Value of catch February 2014 - January 2015 | ||||||
Million ISK | January | February-January | ||||
2014 | 2015 | % | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | % | |
Total value | 8,387.2 | 10,172.3 | 21.3 | 147,762.8 | 135,212.5 | -8.5 |
Demersal catch | 7,015.1 | 7,304.6 | 4.1 | 92,390.6 | 90,094.7 | -2.5 |
Cod | 4,066.6 | 4,037.3 | -0.7 | 47,038.6 | 51,797.1 | 10.1 |
Haddock | 1,136.5 | 1,172.9 | 3.2 | 12,056.3 | 10,133.9 | -15.9 |
Saith | 490.7 | 751.8 | 53.2 | 9,789.5 | 8,103.9 | -17.2 |
Redfish | 811.6 | 880.3 | 8.5 | 13,555.7 | 12,870.5 | -5.1 |
Ocean redfish | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 2,136.6 | 584.0 | -72.7 |
Other demersal | 509.6 | 462.4 | -9.3 | 7,813.9 | 6,605.3 | -15.5 |
Flatfish catch | 373.4 | 365.8 | -2.0 | 9,663.6 | 6,877.8 | -28.8 |
Pelagic catch | 899.8 | 2,473.5 | 174.9 | 41,254.5 | 34,893.6 | -15.4 |
Herring | 40.7 | 323.1 | 694.4 | 10,570.8 | 9,775.3 | -7.5 |
Capelin | 717.6 | 1,783.9 | 148.6 | 12,111.0 | 4,886.3 | -59.7 |
Blue whiting | 0.0 | 365.9 | – | 3,027.3 | 3,317.3 | 9.6 |
Mackerel | 141.5 | – | – | 15,544.2 | 16,860.9 | 8.5 |
Other pelagics | 0.0 | 0 | – | 1.1 | 53.8 | – |
Shellfish catch | 98.9 | 28.4 | -71.3 | 4,454.1 | 3,346.4 | -24.9 |
Lobster | – | 0.0 | – | 808.4 | 1,032.7 | 27.7 |
Shrimp | 94.3 | 18.9 | -79.9 | 3,559.5 | 2,235.9 | -37.2 |
Other shellfish | – | 9.5 | – | 86.2 | 77.7 | -9.8 |
Miscellaneous catch | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
Value of catch by type of landing February 2014 - January 2015 | ||||||
Million ISK | January | February-January | ||||
2014 | 2015 | % | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | % | |
Total value | 8,387.2 | 10,172.3 | 21.3 | 147,762.8 | 135,212.5 | -8.5 |
For domestic processing | 4,613.3 | 6,066.2 | 31.5 | 67,807.1 | 67,478.8 | -0.5 |
To auction market, for domestic processing | 1,718.9 | 1,657.0 | -3.6 | 20,645.5 | 19,203.2 | -7.0 |
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 190.4 | 253.8 | 33.3 |
For export in containers | 367.1 | 336.5 | -8.3 | 4,616.1 | 3,471.3 | -24.8 |
Frozen at sea | 1,644.5 | 2,071.1 | 25.9 | 53,590.2 | 44,232.3 | -17.5 |
Other types of landings | 43.4 | 41.4 | -4.5 | 913.4 | 573.0 | -37.3 |
Value of catch by region of landing February 2014 - January 2015 | ||||||
Million ISK | January | February-January | ||||
2014 | 2015 | % | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | % | |
Total value | 8,387.2 | 10,172.3 | 21.3 | 147,762.8 | 135,212.5 | -8.5 |
Capital region | 1,968.2 | 2,423.9 | 23.2 | 36,169.9 | 34,114.8 | -5.7 |
West | 495.7 | 434.9 | -12.3 | 6,043.8 | 6,074.0 | 0.5 |
Westfjords | 597.9 | 579.1 | -3.1 | 8,938.4 | 7,206.6 | -19.4 |
Northwest | 470.8 | 382.9 | -18.7 | 11,199.5 | 9,582.7 | -14.4 |
Northeast | 910.8 | 1,152.9 | 26.6 | 17,322.5 | 18,308.1 | 5.7 |
East | 1,032.4 | 1,994.6 | 93.2 | 22,184.1 | 19,535.9 | -11.9 |
South | 737.9 | 878.9 | 19.1 | 16,518.4 | 14,140.9 | -14.4 |
Southwest | 1,797.3 | 1,923.6 | 7.0 | 23,957.6 | 22,248.4 | -7.1 |
Abroad | 376.1 | 401.3 | 6.7 | 5,428.6 | 4,001.0 | -26.3 |