Total catch of Icelandic vessels in March 2014 decreased by 14.9% at constant prices compared with March 2013. The total catch measured in tonnes decreased by 53.6% in March between years, mostly due to decrease in Capelin catches. Catch of bottom-dwelling species increased by 10%. A constant price index incorporates values in prices between fish species and since the value of demersal fish catches is higher than that of the pelagic catches the constant price index yields a lower decrease in percentages than the actual decrease of catches in tonnes.
| Fish catch | ||||||
| March | April - March | |||||
| 2014 | 2013 | % | 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | % | |
| Fish catch at constant prices1 | ||||||
| Index | 92.1 | 108.2 | -15 | 88.5 | 87.2 | 1.5 |
| Fish catch in tonnes2 | ||||||
| Total catch | 95,879 | 207,027 | -54 | 1,038,916 | 1,339,046 | -22 |
| Demersal catch | 50,026 | 45,518 | 10 | 452,822 | 427,969 | 6 |
| Cod | 30,495 | 25,843 | 18 | 239,099 | 214,094 | 12 |
| Haddock | 5,155 | 4,965 | 4 | 43,992 | 44,813 | -2 |
| Saithe | 4,373 | 3,663 | 19 | 57,193 | 52,736 | 8 |
| Redfish | 5,634 | 6,056 | -7 | 59,587 | 54,865 | 9 |
| Other demersal catch | 4,369 | 4,991 | -12 | 52,951 | 61,461 | -14 |
| Flatfish | 1,550 | 2,219 | -30 | 23,819 | 23,840 | -0 |
| Pelagic catch | 43,712 | 158,346 | -72 | 548,714 | 872,533 | -37 |
| Herring | 2,732 | 35 | 7,706 | 164,633 | 192,967 | -15 |
| Capelin | 36,032 | 157,372 | -77 | 111,367 | 463,279 | -76 |
| Blue whiting | 4,948 | 939 | 427 | 118,389 | 63,857 | 85 |
| Mackerel | 0 | 0 | - | 154,320 | 152,413 | 1 |
| Other pelagic catch | 0 | 0 | -100 | 5 | 17 | -72 |
| Shellfish | 591 | 944 | -37 | 13,495 | 14,615 | -8 |
| Other species | 0 | 0 | - | 68 | 89 | -24 |
¹The volume index is an annual chain-linked index, having the monthly average of 2004 as a reference period. The base year each time is the last fishing year which is from September in year T-2 to August in year T-1.
2Information about catch of fish which are published in this press release are preliminary figures. The data is gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries.