The total catch of Icelandic vessels in May was just over 135 thousand tonnes an increase of 27% compared with May 2016. The biggest increase was in blue whiting where the catch was 79 thousand tonnes compared with 58 thousand tonnes in May 2016. Demersal catch increased 20% compared with the previous year, around 51 thousand tonnes were caught compared with 43 thousand tonnes in May 2016. Cod catch was nearly 28 thousand tonnes, an increase of 23% compared with May 2016.
In the 12 month period from June 2016 to May 2017 the total catch was about 1.1 million tonnes, a decrease of 1% compared with the same period from 2015 to 2016.
The value index was 12% higher than in May 2016
| Fish catch | ||||||
| May | June-May | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | % | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 90.3 | 101.1 | 12.0 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 106,184 | 135,031 | 27 | 1,096,018 | 1,107,384 | 1 |
| Demersal catch | 42,916 | 51,358 | 20 | 453,675 | 413,989 | -9 |
| Cod | 22,763 | 27,923 | 23 | 257,525 | 241,158 | -6 |
| Haddock | 3,099 | 3,612 | 17 | 41,830 | 35,323 | -16 |
| Saithe | 4,964 | 7,144 | 44 | 46,770 | 48,013 | 3 |
| Redfish | 5,455 | 6,658 | 22 | 62,357 | 55,859 | -10 |
| Other demersal catch | 6,637 | 6,021 | -9 | 45,193 | 33,636 | -26 |
| Flatfish | 3,245 | 2,756 | -15 | 25,100 | 20,434 | -19 |
| Pelagic catch | 57,948 | 79,533 | 37 | 604,717 | 663,190 | 10 |
| Herring | 22 | 3 | -86 | 112,368 | 110,704 | -1 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | - | 101,089 | 196,832 | 95 |
| Blue whiting | 57,703 | 79,369 | 38 | 221,660 | 185,875 | -16 |
| Mackerel | 223 | 164 | -26 | 169,568 | 169,774 | 0 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 3 | - | 32 | 5 | -83 |
| Shellfish | 2,057 | 1,381 | -33 | 12,453 | 9,703 | -22 |
| Other species | 17 | 0 | - | 72 | 67 | -7 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.