Icelandic landed catch in March increased by 9%. The Icelandic catch amounted to almost 66 thousand tonnes, which is 9% more than in March 2024. Demersal catch increased by 23% between years and was 48.6 thousand tonnes in March 2025.
During the twelve-month period from April 2024 to March 2025, the total catch was 992 thousand tonnes, compared with 1,073 thousand tonnes one year earlier. The reduction is mainly due to no capelin being caught for most part of the period.
Monthly statistics are published on the quantity and value of landed catch, and its utilisation. Detailed statistics on exports of marine products, based on customs declarations, are updated yearly. Statistics Iceland measures the profitability of fishing and fish processing industries based on tax returns and enterprise survey. Figures on profitability are updated annually.
Statistics Iceland
Statistics Iceland is the centre for official statistics in Iceland, founded in 1914 and has the leading role in the organisation, coordination and conduct thereof. The institution collects statistical information about Icelandic society, processes and communicates data to users which contributes to an informed social debate and is the basis for democratic decisions. Director-General is Hrafnhildur Arnkelsdóttir.
On January 1st 1999, Statistics Iceland took over responsibility of processing and publishing monthly and yearly statistics on fisheries from the Fisheries Association of Iceland and the Directorate of Fisheries.
The Directorate of Fisheries collects data on landed fish catches. Data on landed (and weighed) catch is registered into a database which is used by all certified scales situated in all ports receiving fish catches.
The data registration is electronical. The Directorate of Fisheries also collects data on landings of Icelandic vessels in foreign ports. The Directorate of Fisheries delivers data to Statistics Iceland on a monthly basis.
The datasets include data on gutted quantity, species, registration number of vessel, place of landing, date of landing, fishing area and the fishing gear used. The purpose of the data collection is to enable the Directorate of Fisheries to monitor fish catching, in order to implement government policy on fisheries management. Statistics Iceland publishes statistics on fisheries to inform the government and the public about fisheries.