Please note that this release was corrected 16. December 2014 at 09:25
The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 88 thousand tonnes in November 2014 which is an increase of 7.6% compared to November 2013. During a 12 month period from December 2013 to November 2014 the total catch was 1078 thousand tonnes which is a 20.6% decrease when compared to the same period one year earlier. At constant price the November catch was 3,4% lower than in the same month 2013 and the fixed price rate between the period December 2013 to November 2014 is 10.8% lower than for the same time period one year earlier.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| November | December - November | |||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 93.0 | 89.8 | -3.4 | 93.1 | 83.0 | -10.8 |
| Fish catch in tonnes2 | ||||||
| Total catch | 81,850 | 88,060 | 7.6 | 1,359,220 | 1,078,849 | -20.6 |
| Demersal catch | 41,144 | 40,535 | -1.5 | 451,648 | 430,952 | -4.6 |
| Cod | 24,547 | 24,218 | -1.3 | 233,728 | 242,705 | 3.8 |
| Haddock | 5,174 | 3,260 | -37.0 | 45,141 | 37,174 | -17.7 |
| Saithe | 3,849 | 4,421 | 14.9 | 57,586 | 45,788 | -20.5 |
| Redfish | 4,819 | 5,666 | 17.6 | 59,709 | 58,398 | -2.2 |
| Other demersal catch | 2,756 | 2,970 | 7.8 | 55,483 | 46,888 | -15.5 |
| Flatfish | 1,856 | 1,376 | -25.9 | 25,936 | 19,671 | -24.2 |
| Pelagic catch | 38,097 | 45,490 | 19.4 | 867,060 | 617,331 | -28.8 |
| Herring | 38,068 | 44,373 | 16.6 | 146,934 | 160,991 | 9.6 |
| Capelin | – | – | – | 461,503 | 112,214 | -75.7 |
| Blue whiting | 29 | 270 | 831.0 | 104,289 | 174,396 | 67.2 |
| Mackerel | 0 | – | -100.0 | 154,320 | 169,678 | 10.0 |
| Other pelagic catch | - | 0 | 0 | 14 | 51 | 258.1 |
| Shellfish | 753 | 659 | -12.5 | 14,508 | 10,874 | -25.0 |
| Other species | – | – | 100 | 68 | 21 | -69.2 |
¹The volume index is an annual chain-linked index, having the monthly average of 2004 as a reference period. The base year each time is the last fishing year which is from September in year T-2 to August in year T-1.
2Information 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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