NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 18 DECEMBER 2014

The value of catch in September 2014 was 18.1% lower than in the same month 2013. For the 12 month period from October 2013 to September 2014 the total catch value has decreased by 12.5% compared to the same period one year earlier. The catch value of most species has decreased during this period, but the value of cod has increased by 10.2% and mackerel by 16.9%.

Value of catch in October 2013 - September 2014
Million ISK September October-September
  2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total value 16,067.2 13,167.1 -18.1 154,043.6 134,863.2 -12.5
Demersal catch 9,454.8 7,123.5 -24.7 93,066.3 90,542.9 -2.7
Cod 3,934.7 4,313.4 9.6 46,627.7 51,388.4 10.2
Haddock 1,120.2 748.3 -33.2 11,358.7 11,180.1 -1.6
Saith 1,906.2 663.0 -65.2 9,871.0 7,932.6 -19.6
Redfish 1,840.5 1,016.5 -44.8 14,475.1 12,697.2 -12.3
Ocean redfish 0.0 0.0 – 2,136.6 584.0 -72.7
Other demersal 653.1 382.3 -41.5 8,597.3 6,760.5 -21.4
Flatfish catch 1,232.4 823.1 -33.2 9,620.4 7,626.9 -20.7
Pelagic catch 5,119.1 4,974.4 -2.8 46,926.0 33,179.2 -29.3
Herring 2,560.1 1,750.9 -31.6 12,310.5 9,398.4 -23.7
Capelin 0.0 0.0 – 16,772.6 3,759.6 -77.6
Blue whiting 86.3 85.2 -1.2 2,990.3 2,613.1 -12.6
Mackerel 2,472.7 3,098.1 25.3 14,841.6 17,354.8 16.9
Other pelagics 0.0 40.1 – 11.0 53.4 –
Shellfish catch 260.9 246.1 -5.7 4,430.9 3,514.1 -20.7
Lobster 54.1 66.4 22.7 893.2 1,038.4 16.3
Shrimp 205.1 169.5 -17.4 3,425.9 2,408.2 -29.7
Other shellfish 1.7 10.2 – 111.8 67.5 -39.6
Miscellaneous catch 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 0.0 –

Value of catch by type of landing October 2013 - September 2014
Million ISK September October-September
  2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total value 16,067.2 13,167.1 -18.1 154,036.6 134,863.2 -12.4
For domestic processing 5,904.5 6,304.3 6.8 71,308.6 64,784.3 -9.1
For export in containers 433.8 425.4 -1.9 4,608.0 4,078.5 -11.5
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 0.0 0.0 – 317.7 0.0 -100.0
Frozen at sea 7,804.7 5,007.4 -35.8 56,785.0 45,663.8 -19.6
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,821.8 1,395.9 -23.4 20,205.9 19,614.6 -2.9
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 72.4 0 -100.0 224.2 123.9 -44.7
Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad 0.0 – – 0.0 0.0 –
Farmed fish 0.0 – – 0.0 0.0 –
Other types of landings 30.0 34.1 13.8 587.1 598.1 1.9

Value of catch by region of landing October 2013 - September 2014
Million ISK September October-September
  2013 2014 % 2012-2013 2013-2014 %
Total value 16,067.2 13,167.1 -18.1 154,043.6 134,863.2 -12.5
Capital region 3,479.0 2,620.8 -24.7 36,565.0 33,914.3 -7.2
Southwest 2,677.5 1,866.6 -30.3 24,661.1 22,123.5 -10.3
West 374.7 421.3 12.4 6,210.5 6,092.6 -1.9
Westfjords 692.0 639.5 -7.6 9,052.5 7,404.3 -18.2
Northwest 1,661.7 1,072.3 -35.5 11,476.5 10,190.0 -11.2
Northeast 2,552.0 2,421.4 -5.1 17,929.7 17,011.4 -5.1
East  2,264.7 2,319.0 2.4 24,731.4 18,887.7 -23.6
Southwest 1,864.5 1,336.5 -28.3 18,017.4 14,712.4 -18.3
Abroad 501.2 469.8 -6.2 5,399.5 4,527.0 -16.2

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