The total catch of Icelandic vessels in June was just over 53 thousand tonnes an increase of 27% compared with June 2016. The biggest increase was in blue whiting where the catch was 15,5 thousand tonnes compared with 2 thousand tonnes in June 2016. Demersal catch decreased 8% compared with the previous year. Cod catch was nearly 18 thousand tonnes, an increase of 3% compared with June 2016.
In the 12 month period from July 2016 to June 2017 the total catch was just over 1.1 million tonnes, a increase of 5% compared with the same period from 2015 to 2016.
The value index was 7.2% higher than in June 2016
| Fish catch | ||||||
| June | July-June | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | % | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 68.5 | 63.6 | -7.2 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 41,880 | 53,019 | 27 | 1,065,198 | 1,118,522 | 5 |
| Demersal catch | 35,510 | 32,824 | -8 | 454,156 | 411,304 | -9 |
| Cod | 17,759 | 18,304 | 3 | 257,990 | 241,703 | -6 |
| Haddock | 1,778 | 1,778 | 0 | 41,025 | 35,323 | -14 |
| Saithe | 5,926 | 4,565 | -23 | 48,270 | 46,653 | -3 |
| Redfish | 4,575 | 4,178 | -9 | 62,517 | 55,461 | -11 |
| Other demersal catch | 5,472 | 3,999 | -27 | 44,354 | 32,163 | -27 |
| Flatfish | 2,900 | 3,244 | 12 | 25,047 | 20,778 | -17 |
| Pelagic catch | 2,385 | 16,146 | 577 | 573,475 | 676,993 | 18 |
| Herring | 95 | 42 | -56 | 112,165 | 110,651 | -1 |
| Capelin | 0 | - | - | 101,089 | 196,832 | 95 |
| Blue whiting | 2 | 15,581 | - | 193,405 | 201,454 | 4 |
| Mackerel | 2,288 | 565 | -75 | 166,784 | 168,050 | 1 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | - | - | 32 | 5 | -83 |
| Shellfish | 1,064 | 742 | -30 | 12,455 | 9,381 | -25 |
| Other species | 22 | 21 | -6 | 64 | 66 | 2 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.