The landed catch of Icelandic vessels in August 2019 was 113 thousand tonnes which is an 8% increase from August last year. Pelagic catch increased by 21% while demersal catch decreased by 6%. The increase in the catch in August is mostly due to more mackerel catch, which increased by 23% from the previous year.
The total catch in a 12 month period from September 2018 to August 2019 decreased by 14% compared with the same period a year earlier.
The value index for August was 3.5% higher than in August 2018.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| August | September-August | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | % | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 107 | 111 | 3.5 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 105,139 | 113,365 | 8 | 1,271,010 | 1,090,446 | -14 |
| Demersal catch | 37,742 | 35,508 | -6 | 478,381 | 490,662 | 3 |
| Cod | 18,242 | 16,415 | -10 | 279,041 | 275,957 | -1 |
| Haddock | 4,433 | 4,489 | 1 | 43,561 | 59,475 | 37 |
| Saithe | 6,765 | 7,572 | 12 | 59,045 | 70,534 | 19 |
| Redfish | 6,408 | 5,320 | -17 | 62,493 | 53,361 | -15 |
| Other demersal catch | 1,894 | 1,713 | -10 | 34,240 | 31,335 | -8 |
| Flatfish | 3,352 | 2,186 | -35 | 26,779 | 23,072 | -14 |
| Pelagic catch | 61,888 | 74,994 | 21 | 753,553 | 567,057 | -25 |
| Herring | 6,088 | 7,263 | 19 | 117,119 | 129,830 | 11 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | - | 186,333 | 0 | - |
| Blue whiting | 1,533 | 1,146 | -25 | 297,302 | 270,870 | -9 |
| Mackerel | 54,267 | 66,585 | 23 | 152,799 | 166,357 | 9 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shellfish | 2,156 | 678 | -69 | 12,297 | 9,654 | -21 |
| Other species | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.