The total catch of Icelandic vessels was over 222 thousand tonnes in February 2015, an increase of 120 thousand tonnes compared to February 2014. Demersal catch was similar between years but the capelin catch increased significantly, was 180 thousand tonnes compared to 56 thousand tonnes in February 2014.
At constant prices, the volume of catch increased by 34,4% in February 2015 compared with February 2014.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| February | March - February | |||||
| 2014 | 2015 | % | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 82.2 | 110.5 | 34.4 | 89.9 | 83.7 | -6.9 |
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 102,679 | 222,804 | 117.0 | 1,150,067 | 1,229,719 | 6.9 |
| Demersal catch | 40,030 | 39,859 | -0.4 | 448,316 | 423,818 | -5.5 |
| Cod | 23,370 | 24,941 | 6.7 | 234,443 | 239,215 | 2.0 |
| Haddock | 4,124 | 4,168 | 1.1 | 43,805 | 35,749 | -18.4 |
| Saithe | 2,947 | 3,542 | 20.2 | 56,484 | 47,649 | -15.6 |
| Redfish | 5,821 | 4,179 | -28.2 | 60,009 | 55,729 | -7.1 |
| Other demersal catch | 3,768 | 3,029 | -19.6 | 53,575 | 45,476 | -15.1 |
| Flatfish | 1,546 | 964 | -37.6 | 24,488 | 18,404 | -24.8 |
| Pelagic catch | 60,902 | 181,764 | 198.5 | 663,348 | 776,701 | 17.1 |
| Herring | 3,758 | 10 | -99.7 | 161,936 | 156,547 | -3.3 |
| Capelin | 55,907 | 179,045 | 220.3 | 232,707 | 261,997 | 12.6 |
| Blue whiting | 1,237 | 2,709 | 119.0 | 114,380 | 187,461 | 63.9 |
| Mackerel | - | - | - | 154,320 | 170,631 | 10.6 |
| Other pelagic catch | - | - | - | 5 | 65 | - |
| Shellfish | 202 | 217 | 7.4 | 13,848 | 10,775 | -22.2 |
| Other species | - | - | - | 68 | 21 | -68.6 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.