Fisheries

Bumper capelin catch for Iceland

2023-04-17T06:50:00

Capelin

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 75% or almost 110,000 tonnes in March 2023

The total volume of fish and shellfish landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet increased by 75% or almost 110,000 tonnes in March 2023, with a total 254,976 tonnes, according to preliminary figures for the month gathered by the country’s Directorate of Fisheries.

This increase was mainly attributed to a huge capelin catch of 208,569 tonnes, versus 95,130 tonnes in March 2022.

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