Landed catch of Icelandic vessels in February 2020 was 51.5 thousand tonnes which is a 30% decrease from February last year. Demersal catch increased by 5% while pelagic catch decreased by 78%.
The total catch in a 12 month period from March 2019 to February 2020 decreased by 14% compared to the same period a year earlier.
The value index in February is 7.5% lower than in February 2019.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| February | March-February | |||||
| 2019 | 2020 | % | 2018-2019 | 2019-2020 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices | ||||||
| Index | 80.0 | 74.0 | -7.5 | |||
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 74,005 | 51,547 | -30 | 1,187,169 | 1,015,121 | -14 |
| Demersal catch | 42,016 | 43,918 | 5 | 491,165 | 467,726 | -5 |
| Cod | 27,420 | 28,876 | 5 | 279,245 | 267,757 | -4 |
| Haddock | 5,786 | 4,558 | -21 | 53,302 | 53,165 | 0 |
| Saithe | 3,587 | 3,393 | -5 | 67,879 | 61,289 | -10 |
| Redfish | 3,348 | 5,034 | 50 | 57,990 | 53,736 | -7 |
| Other demersal catch | 1,876 | 2,056 | 10 | 32,749 | 31,779 | -3 |
| Flatfish | 1,227 | 862 | -30 | 28,199 | 20,582 | -27 |
| Pelagic catch | 30,419 | 6,577 | -78 | 654,872 | 517,012 | -21 |
| Herring | 0 | 0 | - | 124,075 | 138,084 | 11 |
| Capelin | 0 | 0 | - | 81,698 | 0 | -100 |
| Blue whiting | 30,419 | 6,577 | -78 | 313,496 | 250,842 | -20 |
| Mackerel | 0 | 0 | - | 135,603 | 128,085 | -6 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 1 | - |
| Shellfish | 343 | 190 | -45 | 12,933 | 9,798 | -24 |
| Other species | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 3 | - |