In the first three monts of 2021 the catch of Icelandic vessels was 239.2 thousand tonnes, 32% more than during same period in 2020. The value of first sale in the first quarter of 2021 was 43.2 billion ISK which is 26% more than in first quarter of 2020. The value of capelin was 8 billion ISK, an increase by 100% since no capelin was caught in the year 2020. The value of demersal catch increased by 2% and was 32 billion ISK.
| Catch and value of catch in 2020-2021 | ||||||
| Tonnes/million ISK | Catch, January-March | Value of catch, January-March | ||||
| 2020 | 2021 | % | 2020 | 2021 | % | |
| Total | 180,855 | 239,204 | 32 | 34,303 | 43,179 | 26 |
| By months | ||||||
| January | 35,791 | 58,998 | 65 | 7,459 | 10,018 | 34 |
| February | 51,664 | 76,206 | 48 | 11,987 | 14,833 | 24 |
| December | 93,399 | 104,000 | 11 | 14,857 | 18,327 | 23 |
| By species | ||||||
| Demersal catch | 124,604 | 137,537 | 10 | 31,522 | 32,087 | 2 |
| Cod | 79,381 | 85,163 | 7 | 22,133 | 22,193 | 0 |
| Haddock | 13,727 | 15,859 | 16 | 3,282 | 3,835 | 17 |
| Saithe | 12,085 | 15,201 | 26 | 1,950 | 2,190 | 12 |
| Redfish | 13,067 | 13,290 | 2 | 3,142 | 2,794 | -11 |
| Other demersal fish | 6,343 | 8,024 | 26 | 1,014 | 1,076 | 6 |
| Flatfish | 2,891 | 5,433 | 88 | 1,185 | 2,025 | 71 |
| Pelagic catch | 52,785 | 95,452 | 81 | 1,462 | 8,913 | 510 |
| Herring | 1,494 | 1,599 | 7 | 66 | 101 | 53 |
| Capelin | 0 | 70,728 | - | 0 | 8,218 | - |
| Blue whiting | 51,290 | 23,125 | -55 | 1,396 | 594 | -57 |
| Mackerel | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Other pelagic fish | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shellfish | 576 | 646 | 12 | 134 | 153 | 14 |
| Lobster | 3 | 2 | -23 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
| Shrimp | 341 | 471 | 38 | 102 | 119 | 17 |
| Other shellfish | 232 | 173 | -25 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| Miscellaneous catch | 0 | 136 | - | 0 | 0 | - |