The total catch of Icelandic vessels in January 2019 was over 46.6 thousand tonnes which is a 57% decrease from January 2018. Demersal catch was just over 43 thousand tonnes, a decrease of 17% compared with January 2018. Cod catch increased by 5% and haddock and seithe by over 60%. Pelagic catch was only 1.3 thousand tonnes which is a decrease of 98% compared with January 2018.
In the 12 month period from February 2018 to January 2019 the total catch has decreased by 6% compared with the same period one year earlier. The value index in January is 10.8% lower than in January 2018.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| January | February-January | |||||
| 2018 | 2019 | % | 2017-2018 | 2018-2019 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 87 | 78 | -10.8 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 107,654 | 46,629 | -57 | 1,276,919 | 1,198,057 | -6 |
| Demersal catch | 36,776 | 42,964 | 17 | 458,256 | 486,848 | 6 |
| Cod | 23,174 | 24,296 | 5 | 269,988 | 276,031 | 2 |
| Haddock | 4,575 | 7,439 | 63 | 39,547 | 51,526 | 30 |
| Saithe | 3,552 | 5,945 | 67 | 52,804 | 68,666 | 30 |
| Redfish | 3,643 | 3,598 | -1 | 62,157 | 58,032 | -7 |
| Other demersal catch | 1,833 | 1,686 | -8 | 33,759 | 32,593 | -3 |
| Flatfish | 1,517 | 1,948 | 28 | 23,392 | 27,580 | 18 |
| Pelagic catch | 69,248 | 1,346 | -98 | 784,787 | 670,836 | -15 |
| Herring | 1,164 | 1,346 | 16 | 125,434 | 124,075 | -1 |
| Capelin | 68,084 | 0 | - | 264,916 | 118,249 | -55 |
| Blue whiting | 0 | 0 | - | 228,927 | 292,952 | 28 |
| Mackerel | 0 | 0 | - | 165,510 | 135,560 | -18 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shellfish | 112 | 371 | 231 | 10,449 | 12,783 | 22 |
| Other species | 0 | 0 | - | 35 | 10 | -72 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.