NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 30 APRIL 2015

The value of catch in January 2015 was 21.3% higher than in January 2014. The increase was mostly noted in pelagic catch, which increased from ca. 900 million ISK to 2404 millions.  Catch value decreased by 8.5% for 12 month period from February 2014 to January 2015 compared to the same period one year earlier. Still, the value of cod increased by 10% for this period.

Value of catch February 2014 - January 2015
Million ISK January February-January
  2014 2015 % 2013-2014 2014-2015 %
             
Total value 8,387.2 10,172.3 21.3 147,762.8 135,212.5 -8.5
             
Demersal catch 7,015.1 7,304.6 4.1 92,390.6 90,094.7 -2.5
Cod 4,066.6 4,037.3 -0.7 47,038.6 51,797.1 10.1
Haddock 1,136.5 1,172.9 3.2 12,056.3 10,133.9 -15.9
Saith 490.7 751.8 53.2 9,789.5 8,103.9 -17.2
Redfish 811.6 880.3 8.5 13,555.7 12,870.5 -5.1
Ocean redfish 0.0 0.0 2,136.6 584.0 -72.7
Other demersal 509.6 462.4 -9.3 7,813.9 6,605.3 -15.5
Flatfish catch 373.4 365.8 -2.0 9,663.6 6,877.8 -28.8
Pelagic catch 899.8 2,473.5 174.9 41,254.5 34,893.6 -15.4
Herring 40.7 323.1 694.4 10,570.8 9,775.3 -7.5
Capelin 717.6 1,783.9 148.6 12,111.0 4,886.3 -59.7
Blue whiting 0.0 365.9 3,027.3 3,317.3 9.6
Mackerel 141.5 15,544.2 16,860.9 8.5
Other pelagics 0.0          0     1.1 53.8
Shellfish catch 98.9 28.4 -71.3 4,454.1 3,346.4 -24.9
Lobster 0.0 808.4 1,032.7 27.7
Shrimp 94.3 18.9 -79.9 3,559.5 2,235.9 -37.2
Other shellfish 9.5 86.2 77.7 -9.8
Miscellaneous catch 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Value of catch by type of landing February 2014 - January 2015
Million ISK January February-January
  2014 2015 % 2013-2014 2014-2015 %
             
Total value 8,387.2 10,172.3 21.3 147,762.8 135,212.5 -8.5
             
For domestic processing 4,613.3 6,066.2 31.5 67,807.1 67,478.8 -0.5
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,718.9 1,657.0 -3.6 20,645.5 19,203.2 -7.0
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 0.0 0.0 190.4 253.8 33.3
For export in containers 367.1 336.5 -8.3 4,616.1 3,471.3 -24.8
Frozen at sea 1,644.5 2,071.1 25.9 53,590.2 44,232.3 -17.5
Other types of landings 43.4 41.4 -4.5 913.4 573.0 -37.3
Value of catch by region of landing February 2014 - January 2015
Million ISK January February-January
  2014 2015 % 2013-2014 2014-2015 %
             
Total value 8,387.2 10,172.3 21.3 147,762.8 135,212.5 -8.5
             
Capital region 1,968.2 2,423.9 23.2 36,169.9 34,114.8 -5.7
West 495.7 434.9 -12.3 6,043.8 6,074.0 0.5
Westfjords 597.9 579.1 -3.1 8,938.4 7,206.6 -19.4
Northwest 470.8 382.9 -18.7 11,199.5 9,582.7 -14.4
Northeast 910.8 1,152.9 26.6 17,322.5 18,308.1 5.7
East  1,032.4 1,994.6 93.2 22,184.1 19,535.9 -11.9
South 737.9 878.9 19.1 16,518.4 14,140.9 -14.4
Southwest 1,797.3 1,923.6 7.0 23,957.6 22,248.4 -7.1
Abroad 376.1 401.3 6.7 5,428.6 4,001.0 -26.3

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