The total catch of Icelandic vessels in August 2016 was just over 119 thousand tonnes which is 4% increase from August 2015. Demersal catch was just over 33 thousand tonnes an increase by 28%, cod catch was 17 thousand tonnes in August, an increase of 41% compared to August 2015. Flatfish catch increased by 25% and shellfish catch by 28% compared to August 2015 while pelagic catch decreased by 4%.
In the 12 month period from September 2015 to August 2016 the total catch has decreased by 294 thousand tonnes, which is a 22% decrease, mostly due to less pelagic catch. The value index in August is 2.6% higher than in August 2015.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| August | September-August | |||||
| 2015 | 2016 | % | 2014-2015 | 2015-2016 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 102.8 | 105.5 | 2.6 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 114,276 | 119,214 | 4 | 1,340,849 | 1,046,589 | -22 |
| Demersal catch | 25,983 | 33,278 | 28 | 431,833 | 463,069 | 7 |
| Cod | 12,046 | 17,000 | 41 | 237,398 | 264,104 | 11 |
| Haddock | 3,207 | 3,171 | -1 | 37,964 | 40,576 | 7 |
| Saithe | 4,291 | 5,218 | 22 | 52,281 | 49,633 | -5 |
| Redfish | 3,883 | 5,592 | 44 | 57,525 | 64,819 | 13 |
| Other demersal catch | 2,557 | 2,296 | -10 | 46,665 | 43,937 | -6 |
| Flatfish | 2,057 | 2,567 | 25 | 22,373 | 25,156 | 12 |
| Pelagic catch | 85,061 | 81,863 | -4 | 876,699 | 545,480 | -38 |
| Herring | 15,169 | 10,126 | -33 | 156,523 | 107,686 | -31 |
| Capelin | 0 | - | - | 353,713 | 101,089 | -71 |
| Blue whiting | 1,189 | 486 | -59 | 201,632 | 189,338 | -6 |
| Mackerel | 68,682 | 71,247 | 4 | 164,779 | 147,351 | -11 |
| Other pelagic catch | 21 | - | - | 52 | 15 | -71 |
| Shellfish | 1,172 | 1,496 | 28 | 9,877 | 12,799 | 30 |
| Other species | 2 | 11 | 335 | 65 | 86 | 31 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.