NEWS RELEASE FISHERIES 22 FEBRUARY 2011

Total value 123 billion ISK
Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to nearly ISK 123 billion in January-November 2010, compared with nearly ISK 107 billion in the first eleven months of 2009. Total value increased therefore by 15.3% between years.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 86.7 billion; thereof cod ISK 41.3 billion, haddock 14.3 billion, redfish 10.9 billion and saith 7.9 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 25.1 billion and flatfish catches for 8.6 billion.

Value of catch in January-November 2010
Million ISK November January-November % change from
    2009 2010 2009 2010 previous year
Total value 10,579.3 10,654.2 106,633.0 122,975.8 15.3
Demersal catch 7,798.3 7,943.7 74,928.2 86,735.3 15.8
Cod 3,722.5 4,052.9 33,337.6 41,330.8 24.0
Haddock 1,148.5 1,208.1 14,440.6 14,310.7 -0.9
Redfish 899.7 1,080.0 9,115.0 10,907.7 19.7
Saith 1,040.9 588.1 6,738.3 7,868.3 16.8
Other demersal 986.7 1,014.6 11,296.7 12,317.7 9.0
Flatfish catch 767.5 468.6 9,164.9 8,559.8 -6.6
Pelagic catch 1,890.0 2,121.1 20,650.5 25,113.8 21.6
Herring 1,853.7 2,116.2 12,115.8 10,196.3 -15.8
Capelin 0.0 0.0 412.3 1,352.0 227.9
Blue whiting 0.0 1.8 2,699.7 3,262.1 20.8
Other pelagics 36.3 3.1 5,422.7 10,303.4 90.0
Shellfish catch 122.7 115.7 1,853.1 2,454.9 32.5
Shrimp 54.8 46.8 901.5 1,419.3 57.4
Other shellfish 67.9 68.9 951.7 1,035.6 8.8
Miscellaneous catch 0.8 5.1 36.3 112.0 208.7

Value of catch by type of landing January-November 2010
Million ISK November January-November % change from
    2009 2010 2009 2010 previous year
Total value 10,579.3 10,654.2 106,633.0 122,975.8 15.3
For domestic processing 4,053.2 4,679.8 40,005.4 49,931.0 24.8
For export in containers 846.9 496.6 12,439.0 8,536.5 -31.4
Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production 0.0 2.3 392.0 85.9 -78.1
Frozen at sea 4,216.9 3,846.2 37,605.6 45,404.0 20.7
To auction market, for domestic processing 1,421.9 1,581.6 14,045.1 17,635.0 25.6
To auction market, for export in containers* 0.0 0.0 1,016.3
Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing 2.1 0.0 39.7 270.0 579.8
Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad 0.0 0.0 263.3 0.0
Farmed fish 2.8 0.0 101.9 72.7 -28.6
  Other types of landings 35.5 47.5 724.6 1,040.6 43.6
*Due to changes in catch registration figures for catch landed to auction market for export in containers are no longer separated from 2010.

Value of catch by region of landing January - November 2010
Million ISK January January-November % change from
    2009 2010 2009 2010 previous year
Total value 10,579.3 10,654.2 106,633.0 122,975.8 15.3
Capital region 2,137.9 1,905.9 18,943.5 22,729.8 20.0
Southwest 2,063.1 2,065.1 18,380.1 21,357.9 16.2
West 572.0 440.0 4,653.7 5,031.0 8.1
Westfjords 629.9 567.4 5,343.6 6,546.8 22.5
Northwest 719.9 684.7 7,280.6 9,082.9 24.8
Northeast 1,474.4 2,140.6 15,838.3 20,548.2 29.7
East  1,051.0 1,121.4 13,545.3 16,046.3 18.5
Southwest 1,084.1 1,230.0 9,991.3 13,308.3 33.2
  Abroad 846.9 499.0 12,656.5 8,324.5 -34.2

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