The total catch of Icelandic vessels was 75 thousand tonnes in April 2015, a decrease of 28 thousand tonnes compared to April 2014. This is mostly due to less catch of blue-whiting and cod. Blue-whiting catch decreased nearly 40%, and cod catch decreased more than 20% compared to April 2014.
At constant prices, the volume of catch decreased by 20.2% in April 2015 compared to April 2014. In the last 12 months, the value of catch has decreased 2,4%.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| April | May - April | |||||
| 2014 | 2015 | % | 2013-2014 | 2014-2015 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 82.2 | 65.6 | -20.2 | 86.9 | 84.8 | -2.4 |
| Fish catch in tonnes | ||||||
| Total catch | 103,520 | 75,046 | -27.5 | 1,031,792 | 1,297,221 | 25.7 |
| Demersal catch | 40,439 | 36,857 | -8.9 | 447,005 | 423,489 | -5.3 |
| Cod | 19,453 | 15,473 | -20.5 | 237,529 | 238,425 | 0.4 |
| Haddock | 2,775 | 2,480 | -10.6 | 42,512 | 34,973 | -17.7 |
| Saithe | 4,093 | 5,523 | 35.0 | 54,068 | 48,672 | -10.0 |
| Redfish | 7,272 | 6,617 | -9.0 | 60,451 | 55,948 | -7.4 |
| Other demersal catch | 6,846 | 6,763 | -1.2 | 52,446 | 45,471 | -13.3 |
| Flatfish | 2,052 | 1,205 | -41.3 | 23,814 | 17,598 | -26.1 |
| Pelagic catch | 59,284 | 35,752 | -39.7 | 548,452 | 845,232 | 54.1 |
| Herring | - | - | - | 164,633 | 153,822 | -6.6 |
| Capelin | - | - | - | 111,367 | 354,394 | 218.2 |
| Blue whiting | 59,274 | 35,719 | -39.7 | 118,188 | 166,297 | 40.7 |
| Mackerel | 1 | 33 | - | 154,252 | 170,663 | 10.6 |
| Other pelagic catch | 9 | - | - | 12 | 57 | 367.1 |
| Shellfish | 1,745 | 1,232 | -29.4 | 12,453 | 10,141 | -18.6 |
| Other species | - | - | - | 68 | 760 | 1022.5 |
Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.