Icelands June catch climbs 65%

After no reported landings in June 2024, Iceland’s pelagic volume totalled 15,611 tonnes last month. This comprised 1,376 tonnes of herring, 4,542 tonnes of blue whiting and 9,693 tonnes of mackerel. No capelin landings were recorded.

At the same time, the demersal landings increased by 7% compared with June 2024 to 27,798 tonnes, with cod and redfish catches rising 12% and 27%, respectively, to 14,838 tonnes and 3,093 tonnes. Haddock and saithe slipped 2% and 4%, respectively, to 4,404 tonnes and 2,675 tonnes.

Meanwhile, Iceland’s flatfish volume climbed 38% to 1,752 tonnes, and its shellfish catch increased 12% to 373 tonnes.

The Directorate of Fisheries’ data also determined the July 2024 to June 2025 catch totalled 972,328 tonnes, which was 10% less than in the previous 12-month period. It found decreases in the pelagic, flatfish and shellfish fisheries, which amounted to 518,433 tonnes (-19%), 22,443 tonnes (-1%) and 3,389 tonnes (-36%), respectively.

Iceland’s demersal catch for the period increased 3%, thanks largely to a 1% lift in the cod volume, which reached 223,119 tonnes, a 7% rise in haddock to 84,547 tonnes and 11% more redfish at 45,283 tonnes. The 12-month saithe catch totalled 36,626 tonnes – down 15% year-on-year.