Value of Icelandic catch January-March 2011

Total value 37.4 billion ISK
Total value of catch of Icelandic vessels amounted to 37.4 billion ISK in January-March 2011, compared with 36.4 billion ISK in the first three months of 2010. Total value increased therefore by 2.8% between years, reports www.megafishnet.com with reference to Statistics Iceland.

Total value of demersal species accounted for ISK 23.3 billion; thereof cod ISK 13.8 billion, haddock 3.4 billion, and redfish 2.8 billion. Total value of pelagic species accounted for ISK 10.8 billion and flatfish catches for 2.8 billion.