In May 2014 the value of the total catch was 3.2% lower than in May 2013. Low demersal catches has a big role, while the pelagic catch has doubled. Shellfish catch was also less than in the same month last year.
Yearly value of catch of Icelandic vessels decreased by 12.7% from June 2013 to May 2014 compared to the same period one year before. The value within all regions of landing decreased somewhat during this time.
| Value of catch in June 2013-May 2014 | ||||||
| Million ISK | May | June-May | ||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total value | 12,708.6 | 12,302.3 | -3.2 | 157,861.9 | 137,863.0 | -12.7 |
| Demersal catch | 9,332.5 | 8,404.1 | -9.9 | 94,743.7 | 91,415.5 | -3.5 |
| Cod | 3,658.1 | 4,494.7 | 22.9 | 47,150.9 | 49,676.9 | 5.4 |
| Haddock | 925.8 | 863.8 | -6.7 | 11,159.1 | 11,609.1 | 4.0 |
| Saith | 969.7 | 751.7 | -22.5 | 10,036.9 | 8,990.2 | -10.4 |
| Redfish | 1,039.9 | 1,097.9 | 5.6 | 13,868.0 | 13,418.5 | -3.2 |
| Ocean redfish | 1,830.1 | 0.0 | – | 3,326.5 | 514.4 | -84.5 |
| Other demersal | 908.9 | 1,196.1 | 31.6 | 9,202.3 | 7,206.4 | -21.7 |
| Flatfish catch | 1,384.0 | 1,092.3 | -21.1 | 9,383.4 | 8,735.7 | -6.9 |
| Pelagic catch | 1,058.7 | 2,116.2 | 99.9 | 48,757.0 | 34,217.1 | -29.8 |
| Herring | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 14,570.0 | 10,954.8 | -24.8 |
| Capelin | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 16,772.6 | 3,759.6 | -77.6 |
| Blue whiting | 1,051.9 | 2,115.3 | 101.1 | 2,963.3 | 2,370.3 | -20.0 |
| 6.8 | 0.9 | -86.4 | 14,437.8 | 17,131.1 | 18.7 | |
| Other pelagics | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 13.3 | 1.3 | -90.1 |
| Shellfish catch | 933.4 | 689.7 | -26.1 | 4,977.7 | 3,494.6 | -29.8 |
| Shrimp | 714.4 | 469.0 | -34.3 | 3,814.9 | 2,548.3 | -33.2 |
| Other shellfish | 219.0 | 220.7 | 0.8 | 1,162.9 | 946.3 | -18.6 |
| Miscellaneous catch | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Value of catch by type of landing June 2013-May 2014 | ||||||
| Million ISK | May | June-May | ||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total value | 12,387.4 | 10,522.5 | -15.1 | 157,867.9 | 138,269.3 | -12.4 |
| For domestic processing | 5,609.9 | 5,608.8 | 0.0 | 73,845.8 | 61,258.1 | -17.0 |
| For export in containers | 367.8 | 449.0 | 22.1 | 4,789.0 | 4,622.1 | -3.5 |
| Landed abroad for fishmeal and oil production | 251.4 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 288.3 | 35.6 | -87.7 |
| Frozen at sea | 4,213.0 | 2,730.3 | -35.2 | 57,602.6 | 51,419.4 | -10.7 |
| To auction market, for domestic processing | 1,863.6 | 1,626.6 | -12.7 | 20,438.2 | 20,153.9 | -1.4 |
| Frozen at sea, for domestic re-processing | 30.2 | 25.2 | -16.5 | 285.8 | 185.4 | -35.1 |
| Fresh fish sold from vessel abroad | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Farmed fish | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 0.0 | – |
| Other types of landings | 51.5 | 82.7 | 60.5 | 615.5 | 590.6 | -4.0 |
| Value of catch by region of landing June 2013-May 2014 | ||||||
| Million ISK | May | June-May | ||||
| 2013 | 2014 | % | 2012-2013 | 2013-2014 | % | |
| Total value | 12,387.4 | 10,522.5 | -15.1 | 157,867.9 | 138,269.3 | -12.4 |
| Capital region | 3,457.9 | 2,930.1 | -15.3 | 36,689.6 | 35,094.2 | -4.3 |
| Southwest | 2,045.2 | 1,735.4 | -15.2 | 25,327.7 | 24,099.4 | -4.8 |
| West | 704.8 | 776.1 | 10.1 | 6,729.1 | 6,094.8 | -9.4 |
| Westfjords | 1,020.4 | 494.7 | -51.5 | 9,466.4 | 7,763.2 | -18.0 |
| Northwest | 1,198.8 | 685.9 | -42.8 | 11,044.4 | 10,733.3 | -2.8 |
| Northeast | 846.8 | 899.9 | 6.3 | 17,697.0 | 16,919.0 | -4.4 |
| East | 1,626.2 | 1,422.9 | -12.5 | 25,466.4 | 17,618.3 | -30.8 |
| Southwest | 827.9 | 1,073.5 | 29.7 | 19,898.1 | 14,791.1 | -25.7 |
| Abroad | 659.4 | 504.1 | -23.5 | 5,549.2 | 5,156.0 | -7.1 |
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