The total catch of Icelandic vessels in July was just over 73 thousand tonnes, an increase of 3% when compared to July 2016. Demersal catch increased by 6%, 1657 tonnes, of which 22% was cod and 13% was haddock. Pelagic catch decreased by 2% or 920 tonnes. Shellfish catch increased by 32%.
In the 12 month period from August 2016 to July 2017 the total catch was 1120 thousand tonnes, an 8% increase from the same period from 2015-2016.
Price index value using fixed price increased by 6.3% compared July 2016.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| July | August-July | |||||
| 2016 | 2017 | % | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 73.4 | 78.0 | 6.3 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 71,534 | 73,473 | 3 | 1,041,617 | 1,120,240 | 8 |
| Demersal catch | 28,046 | 29,703 | 6 | 455,768 | 412,973 | -9 |
| Cod | 13,895 | 16,921 | 22 | 259,173 | 244,733 | -6 |
| Haddock | 2,071 | 2,336 | 13 | 40,614 | 35,586 | -12 |
| Saithe | 5,538 | 3,532 | -36 | 48,671 | 44,647 | -8 |
| Redfish | 4,896 | 4,738 | -3 | 63,112 | 55,323 | -12 |
| Other demersal catch | 1,646 | 2,175 | 32 | 44,197 | 32,685 | -26 |
| Flatfish | 2,355 | 3,182 | 35 | 24,682 | 21,600 | -12 |
| Pelagic catch | 39,861 | 38,941 | -2 | 548,614 | 675,845 | 23 |
| Herring | 3,553 | 4,290 | 21 | 112,728 | 111,485 | -1 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | - | 101,089 | 196,832 | 95 |
| Blue whiting | 31 | 6,275 | - | 190,041 | 207,512 | 9 |
| Mackerel | 36,277 | 28,376 | -22 | 144,724 | 160,010 | 11 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | - | 32 | 6 | -83 |
| Shellfish | 1,238 | 1,632 | 32 | 12,475 | 9,776 | -22 |
| Other species | 34 | 14 | -58 | 78 | 46 | -41 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.