In the first six months of 2021 the catch of Icelandic vessels was 508 thousand tonnes, 11% more than during same period in 2020. The value of first sale was 78 billion ISK in the first two quarters of 2021, which is 10% more than in 2020. The value of demersal species in January to June 2021 was 60 billion ISK, similar as in the year before.
| Catch and value of catch in first six months 2020-2021 | ||||||
| Tonnes/million ISK | Catch, January-June | Value of catch, January-June | ||||
| 2020 | 2021 | % | 2020 | 2021 | % | |
| Total | 460,188 | 508,223 | 10 | 71,177 | 78,411 | 10 |
| By months | ||||||
| January | 35,792 | 58,848 | 64 | 7,471 | 10,019 | 34 |
| February | 51,664 | 76,161 | 47 | 11,973 | 14,916 | 25 |
| March | 95,419 | 103,412 | 8 | 14,855 | 18,653 | 26 |
| April | 88,859 | 114,484 | 29 | 12,748 | 12,742 | 0 |
| May | 125,948 | 107,318 | -15 | 13,094 | 12,362 | -6 |
| June | 62,505 | 48,000 | -23 | 11,035 | 9,720 | -12 |
| By species | ||||||
| Demersal catch | 247,507 | 262,861 | 6 | 59,135 | 60,039 | 2 |
| Cod | 150,949 | 152,787 | 1 | 40,342 | 39,507 | -2 |
| Haddock | 24,457 | 29,088 | 19 | 5,758 | 7,514 | 30 |
| Saithe | 26,086 | 32,865 | 26 | 3,869 | 4,759 | 23 |
| Redfish | 26,091 | 25,889 | -1 | 6,144 | 5,302 | -14 |
| Other demersal fish | 19,925 | 22,231 | 12 | 3,022 | 2,958 | -2 |
| Flatfish | 12,048 | 13,320 | 11 | 5,509 | 5,150 | -7 |
| Pelagic catch | 198,728 | 228,988 | 15 | 5,933 | 12,387 | 109 |
| Herring | 3,210 | 1,965 | -39 | 135 | 114 | -15 |
| Capelin | 0 | 70,725 | - | 0 | 8,218 | - |
| Blue whiting | 187,480 | 152,054 | -19 | 5,368 | 3,827 | -29 |
| Mackerel | 8,037 | 4,239 | -47 | 430 | 228 | -47 |
| Other pelagic fish | 0 | 5 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| Shellfish | 1,906 | 3,044 | 60 | 600 | 834 | 39 |
| Lobster | 138 | 97 | -30 | 141 | 112 | -21 |
| Shrimp | 1,435 | 2,353 | 64 | 419 | 663 | 58 |
| Other shellfish | 332 | 594 | 79 | 40 | 59 | 47 |
| Miscellaneous catch | 0 | 11 | - | 0 | 0 | - |
| By type of landing | ||||||
| For domestic processing | 339,430 | 391,355 | 15 | 40,112 | 47,102 | 17 |
| To auction markets | 46,166 | 50,794 | 10 | 10,958 | 12,500 | 14 |
| Frozen at sea | 50,279 | 50,892 | 1 | 16,503 | 14,921 | -10 |
| For export in containers | 11,404 | 12,997 | 14 | 3,088 | 3,464 | 12 |
| Other landing types | 12,908 | 2,186 | 123 | 517 | 425 | 75 |