ICELANDIC AQUACULTURE AND WILD CATCH PRODUCTION DROPS OVER LAST YEAR

Icelandic aquaculture production was 50 thousand tonnes in 2023 which is a 3.5% decrease from the previous year. Salmon was about 88% of the production and arctic char 11%. The export value of salmon products was 40 billion ISK, 9% less than in 2022.
Meanwhile, the Icelandic wild catch vessels landed 155 thousand tonnes in April 2024, 23% more than in April the year before. Increased catch was in most demersal species and pelagic catch increased by 24% due to an increase in catch of blue whiting.
In the 12 month period from May 2023 to April 2024 the catch was just over 1.1 million tonnes which is a 21% decrease from the previous 12 month period. This was mainly due to no capelin catch.
Source: https://www.statice.is/publications/news-archive/fisheries/fish-catch-in-april-2024/