Icelandic October fish catch drops

In October 2024, Iceland experienced a significant 22% decrease in fish catch compared to the same month in 2023, totaling around 96 thousand tonnes. This decline was due to a drop in both demersal and pelagic fish catches, with demersal catching over 40 thousand tonnes, primarily cod, and pelagic catching 54 thousand tonnes, comprising herring and blue whiting. The twelve-month period from November 2023 to October 2024 saw a 29% decrease in total fish catch, totaling 973 thousand tons, primarily due to a decline in the capelin catch. This information was reported by Statistics Iceland, the country's leading statistical organization.

Icelandic October fish catch drops. The Icelandic fish catch in October 2024 was approximately 96 thousand tonnes, which is a 22% decrease compared with October 2023. Demersal catch was just over 40 thousand tonnes, of which cod accounted for 22 thousand tons. Pelagic fish catch was 54 thousand tonnes, a 34% reduction compared with October last year. The pelagic catch consisted of herring, 20 thousand tonnes, and blue whiting, 34 thousand tonnes. Fish catch in the twelve-month period from November 2023 to October 2024 was 973 thousand tons, which is a 29% decrease compared with the same period a year ago. The cause of this decline is the drop in capelin catch. Statistics Iceland is the centre for official statistics in Iceland, founded in 1914 and has the leading role in the organisation, ...