NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 29 MAY 2015


Total value of catch in February 2015 was nearly 16.2 billion ISK, 41.7% higher than in February 2014. The increase is mostly due to significant inceases in the value of capelin catch. Value of the capelin catch amounted to nearly 6 billion ISK, an increase of about 4 billion compared to February 2014. The value of cod catch amounted to 6.2 billion ISK, a 24% increase compared to February 2014.

Total catch value from March 2014 to February 2015 was 142.6 billion ISK which is nearly the same amount as from previous 12 month period. Value of demersal and pelagic species has increased in the last 12 months but value of flatfish and shellfish has decreased.

Value of catch March 2014 - February 2015
Million ISK February March - February
  2014 2015 % 2013-2014 2014-2015 %
             
Total value 11,419.4 16,178.8 41.7 142,151.2 142,615.4 0.3
             
Demersal catch 8,472.5 9,682.7 14.3 91,722.7 93,486.8 1.9
Cod 5,003.8 6,214.4 24.2 46,973.4 54,099.9 15.2
Haddock 1,090.9 1,188.4 8.9 11,750.3 10,442.3 -11.1
Saith 481.6 716.5 48.8 9,620.5 8,368.1 -13.0
Redfish 1,261.8 1,088.7 -13.7 13,432.2 13,062.3 -2.8
Ocean redfish 0.0 0.0 2,136.6 584.0 -72.7
Other demersal 634.3 474.7 -25.2 7,809.7 6,930.2 -11.3
Flatfish catch 591.5 401.5 -32.1 9,523.9 6,874.9 -27.8
Pelagic catch 2,295.8 6,050.5 163.5 36,625.0 38,666.8 5.6
Herring 276.9 0.6 -99.8 10,833.3 9,465.3 -12.6
Capelin 1,989.0 5,963.1 199.8 7,189.4 8,858.8 23.2
Blue whiting 29.9 86.7 190.0 3,057.0 5,027.7 64.5
Mackerel 0.0 15,544.2 15,261.1 -1.8
Other pelagics 0.0          -     1.1 53.9
Shellfish catch 59.7 44.1 -26.1 4,279.6 3,586.9 -16.2
Lobster 0.0 808.4 1,042.0 28.9
Shrimp 57.5 38.1 -33.8 3,392.2 2,440.7 -28.1
Other shellfish 2.2 78.9 104.1 32.0
Miscellaneous catch 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Value of catch by type of landing March 2014 - February 2015
Million ISK February March - February
  2014 2015 % 2013-2014 2014-2015 %
             
Total value 11,419.4 16,178.8 41.7 142,151.2 142,615.4 0.3
             
For domestic processing 5,856.8 11,029.2 88.3 62,975.0 73,903.7 17.4
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,626.0 1,631.1 0.3 20,287.8 19,649.5 -3.1
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 0.0 0.0 190.4 222.5 16.9
For export in containers 321.4 381.0 18.6 4,618.5 4,320.9 -6.4
Frozen at sea 3,546.0 3,081.0 -13.1 53,216.6 43,909.8 -17.5
Other types of landings 69.4 56.5 -18.6 863.0 609.0 -29.4
Value of catch by region of landing March 2014 - February 2015
Million ISK February March - February
  2014 2015 % 2013-2014 2014-2015 %
             
Total value 11,419.4 16,178.8 41.7 142,151.2 142,615.4 0.3
             
Capital region 2,648.0 2,820.7 6.5 35,842.2 34,614.3 -3.4
West 865.7 1,145.8 32.4 6,034.4 6,584.4 9.1
Westfjords 455.0 716.5 57.5 8,524.5 8,196.0 -3.9
Northwest 861.0 749.0 -13.0 11,278.7 9,535.8 -15.5
Northeast 1,142.5 1,661.7 45.4 16,661.8 18,946.5 13.7
East  1,452.6 4,073.4 180.4 19,179.7 22,249.9 16.0
South 1,429.8 2,021.0 41.3 15,347.4 14,812.0 -3.5
Southwest 2,228.4 2,661.0 19.4 23,850.4 22,899.3 -4.0
Abroad 336.4 329.7 -2.0 5,432.2 4,777.1 -12.1

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