The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 144 thousand tonnes in May 2015, an increase of 12,500 tonnes compared with May 2014. Demersal catch decreased by 6.8% compared with May 2014. Flatfish catch increased by 30.8% from the previous year, and pelagic catch, which was mostly blue-whiting, increased by17,7%. In the last 12 months the total catch has increased by 235 thousand tonnes or 21.9% which is due to more pelagic catch than in the previous 12 months.
At constant prices, the volume of catch decreased by 0.6% in May 2015 compared with May 2014.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| May | June - May | |||||
| 2014 | 2015 | % | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 92.5 | 91.9 | -0.6 | . | . | . |
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 131,861 | 144,345 | 9.5 | 1,073,959 | 1,309,511 | 21.9 |
| Demersal catch | 42,794 | 39,867 | -6.8 | 444,117 | 421,229 | -5.2 |
| Cod | 21,224 | 19,029 | -10.3 | 239,897 | 236,203 | -1.5 |
| Haddock | 2,957 | 3,001 | 1.5 | 42,088 | 35,018 | -16.8 |
| Saithe | 4,708 | 5,647 | 19.9 | 53,181 | 49,612 | -6.7 |
| Redfish | 5,385 | 4,975 | -7.6 | 61,185 | 55,547 | -9.2 |
| Other demersal catch | 8,521 | 7,215 | -15.3 | 47,767 | 44,848 | -6.1 |
| Flatfish | 2,912 | 3,809 | 30.8 | 23,274 | 18,497 | -20.5 |
| Pelagic catch | 84,143 | 99,044 | 17.7 | 595,048 | 859,936 | 44.5 |
| Herring | - | 3 | - | 164,633 | 153,825 | -6.6 |
| Capelin | - | - | - | 111,367 | 353,713 | 217.6 |
| Blue whiting | 84,106 | 98,927 | 17.6 | 164,829 | 181,602 | 10.2 |
| Mackerel | 37 | 114 | - | 154,207 | 170,740 | 10.7 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | - | - | 12 | 57 | 367.0 |
| Shellfish | 2,012 | 1,624 | -19.3 | 11,457 | 9,827 | -14.2 |
| Other species | 0 | 2 | - | 62 | 23 | -63.0 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.
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