NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 22 AUGUST 2011


Total value 56.5 billion ISK
Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 56.5 billion ISK in January-May 2011, compared with 57.6 billion ISK in the first five months of 2010. Total value decreased therefore by 1.8% between years.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 39.1 billion; thereof cod ISK 21.6 billion, haddock 5.6 billion, and redfish 5.1 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 10.9 billion and flatfish catches for 4.9 billion.

Value of catch in January-May 2011          
Million ISK May January-May % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 11,070.6 10,433.1 57,556.4 56,495.6 -1.8
Demersal catch 8,370.0 8,418.8 43,492.7 39,052.3 -10.2
Cod 3,580.6 4,486.4 22,120.7 21,587.9 -2.4
Haddock 1,580.4 1,034.4 7,609.9 5,649.4 -25.8
Saith 605.6 966.9 2,676.9 2,982.3 11.4
Redfish 512.6 1,029.1 5,833.6 5,107.6 -12.4
Ocean redfish 1,153.9 112.4 1,153.9 112.4 -
Other demersal 936.9 789.5 4,097.7 3,612.7 -11.8
Flatfish catch 1,113.6 1,353.9 4,180.8 4,890.2 17.0
Pelagic catch 1,106.9 0.0 8,937.7 10,852.4 21.4
Herring 84.7 0.0 410.8 304.4 -25.9
Capelin 0.0 0.0 2,494.4 8,683.6 248.1
Blue whiting 1,021.8 0.0 3,131.6 151.3 -95.2
Other pelagics 0.3 0.0 2,900.8 1,713.1 -40.9
Shellfish catch 454.0 383.3 859.8 1,074.7 25.0
Shrimp 231.2 194.2 585.4 812.1 38.7
Other shellfish 222.8 189.1 274.4 262.6 -4.3
Miscellaneous catch 26.1 277.1 85.5 625.9 632.4

Value of catch by type of landing January-May 2011        
Million ISK May January-May % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 11,071 10,433 57,556 56,496 -1.8
For domestic processing 4,230 4,230 25,194 28,790 14.3
For export in containers 957 599 4,411 2,597 -41.1
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 9 0 84 145 74.1
Frozen at sea 3,622 3,260 17,569 15,558 -11.4
To auction market, for domestic processing 2,025 2,154 9,541 8,994 -5.7
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 16 25 91 25
Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad 0 0 0 0
Farmed fish 9 0 40 0
  Other types of landings 202 165 628 386 -38.6

Value of catch by region of landing January - May 2011      
Million ISK May January-May % change from
    2010 2011 2010 2011 previous year
Total value 11,070.6 10,433.1 57,556.4 56,495.6 -1.8
Capital region 1,809.0 2,249.9 10,841.0 10,055.6 -7.2
Southwest 1,917.6 2,003.1 10,251.7 10,407.7 1.5
West 611.2 878.5 3,687.1 4,094.4 11.0
Westfjords 685.6 724.9 3,102.0 2,983.9 -3.8
Northwest 946.9 723.1 4,065.9 3,567.7 -12.3
Northeast 1,956.9 1,711.7 8,128.5 8,002.0 -1.6
East  1,228.1 573.6 6,958.6 7,686.1 10.5
Southwest 949.5 969.5 6,027.3 6,956.1 15.4
  Abroad 965.7 598.9 4,494.3 2,742.1 -39.0

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