NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 25 MAY 2011


Total value 23.4 billion ISK
Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 23.4 billion ISK in January-February 2011, compared with 21.1 billion ISK in the first two months of 2010. Total value increased therefore by 10.8% between years.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 13.2 billion; thereof cod ISK 7.7 billion, haddock 1.9 billion, and redfish .1.7 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 8.4 billion and flatfish catches for 1.6 billion.

Value of catch in January-February 2011    
Million ISK February January-February % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 12,803.1 14,395.9 21,141.2 23,426.8 10.8
Demersal catch 9,289.0 7,634.2 16,296.2 13,242.0 -18.7
Cod 5,246.7 4,492.0 9,486.5 7,748.1 -18.3
Haddock 1,584.6 1,034.4 2,863.3 1,862.6 -34.9
Saith 444.9 365.1 842.1 679.2 -19.4
Redfish 1,304.5 1,036.8 1,810.6 1,700.8 -6.1
Ocean redfish 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -
Other demersal 708.2 705.8 1,293.6 1,251.3 -3.3
Flatfish catch 730.2 1,231.6 1,258.0 1,578.0 25.4
Pelagic catch 2,714.5 5,398.7 3,466.1 8,437.4 143.4
Herring 110.8 0.2 319.2 304.4 -4.6
Capelin 1,596.0 4,747.8 1,596.0 7,285.1 356.5
Blue whiting 9.1 0.2 288.2 0.9 -99.7
Other pelagics 998.6 650.5 1,262.6 847.0 -32.9
Shellfish catch 58.7 127.6 103.4 160.5 55.3
Shrimp 57.1 125.5 99.9 156.5 56.7
Other shellfish 1.5 2.1 3.5 4.0 14.4
Miscellaneous catch 10.8 3.8 17.6 9.0 -48.9

Value of catch by type of landing January-February 2011      
Million ISK February January-February % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 12,803 14,396 21,141 23,427 10.8
For domestic processing 6,106 8,822 10,012 14,459 44.4
For export in containers 909 454 1,627 772 -52.5
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 0 145 0 145
Frozen at sea 3,942 3,182 5,597 4,758 -15.0
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,756 1,744 3,766 3,204 -14.9
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 22 0 22 0 -100.0
Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad 0 0 0 0
Farmed fish 6 0 8 0
  Other types of landings 61 48 109 88 -19.2

Value of catch by region of landing January - February 2011      
Million ISK February January-February % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 12,803.1 14,395.9 21,141.2 23,426.8 10.8
Capital region 2,454.0 1,834.0 3,901.5 3,134.4 -19.7
Southwest 2,156.7 2,614.6 4,098.7 4,216.5 2.9
West 912.2 1,258.3 1,510.7 1,769.8 17.2
Westfjords 473.4 567.8 1,186.0 1,104.2 -6.9
Northwest 982.2 791.0 1,394.0 1,012.8 -27.3
Northeast 1,624.8 1,924.2 2,655.4 2,965.8 11.7
East  1,826.2 2,647.1 2,600.2 5,073.9 95.1
Southwest 1,465.1 2,159.3 2,168.2 3,231.6 49.0
  Abroad 908.4 599.7 1,626.4 917.7 -43.6

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Further Information

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

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