NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 18 FEBRUARY 2014

Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 143.9 billion ISK in January-November 2013, compared with 151 billion ISK in the first eleven months of 2012. Total value decreased therefore by 4.7% between years.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 85.2 billion; thereof cod ISK 43.4 billion, haddock 11.2 billion, and redfish 12.7 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 44.4 billion and flatfish catches for 9.3 billion.

Value of catch in January-November 2013          
Million ISK November January-November % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 12,647.9 12,592.0 151,035.7 143,916.0 -4.7
Demersal catch 8,332.5 8,836.0 89,710.9 85,154.1 -5.1
Cod 4,283.5 5,077.4 45,901.4 43,419.4 -5.4
Haddock 1,093.6 1,411.8 11,488.4 11,174.6 -2.7
Saith 850.0 673.5 8,823.4 9,278.4 5.2
Redfish 1,346.7 1,115.7 13,303.6 12,653.7 -4.9
Ocean redfish 0.0 0.0 1,979.0 2,136.6 8.0
Other demersal 758.7 557.5 8,215.0 6,491.5 -21.0
Flatfish catch 444.7 842.8 9,699.7 9,285.2 -4.3
Pelagic catch 3,736.7 2,717.3 46,258.2 44,356.2 -4.1
Herring 3,619.2 2,716.5 14,409.7 9,642.2 -33.1
Capelin 112.5 0.0 13,229.9 15,635.3 18.2
Blue whiting 5.0 0.8 2,700.5 2,953.9 9.4
Other pelagics 0.0 0.0 15,918.1 16,124.7 1.3
Shellfish catch 131.6 195.4 4,080.1 4,282.3 5.0
Shrimp 73.7 173.8 2,989.3 3,448.6 15.4
Other shellfish 57.9 21.6 1,090.8 833.7 -23.6
Miscellaneous catch 2.4 0.5 1,286.7 838.2 -34.9

Value of catch by type of landing January-November 2013      
Million ISK November January-November % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 12,647.9 12,592.0 151,035.7 143,916.0 -4.7
For domestic processing 5,486.6 6,199.7 70,341.8 67,797.2 -3.6
For export in containers 535.1 461.6 5,179.0 4,325.4 -16.5
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 0.0 0.0 124.6 317.7 154.9
Frozen at sea 5,043.2 4,220.0 54,778.3 51,210.2 -6.5
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,526.2 1,650.9 19,716.1 19,556.1 -0.8
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 3.8 2.4 349.4 129.4 -63.0
Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Farmed fish 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
  Other types of landings 53.0 57.4 546.4 580.0 6.2

Value of catch by region of landing January - November 2013      
Million ISK November January-November % change from
    2012 2013 2012 2013 previous year
Total value 12,647.9 12,592.0 151,035.7 143,916.0 -4.7
Capital region 2,975.9 3,088.7 34,459.8 34,004.2 -1.3
Southwest 2,285.9 2,281.1 24,610.3 22,747.6 -7.6
West 420.8 433.8 7,225.2 5,812.9 -19.5
Westfjords 666.9 851.3 8,404.2 8,602.3 2.4
Northwest 833.2 993.8 10,120.8 10,399.7 2.8
Northeast 1,277.1 1,234.1 17,287.4 17,011.0 -1.6
East  1,896.1 1,946.5 23,691.7 23,680.0 0.0
Southwest 1,711.3 1,243.4 19,587.0 16,529.7 -15.6
  Abroad 580.8 519.3 5,649.4 5,128.5 -9.2

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