The total catch landed by Iceland’s fishing fleet last year fell 19 percent or 247,000 metric tons (MT) compared to 2015 to 1,069,595 MT, according to provisional figures gathered by the country’s Directorate of Fisheries.
The decrease has mostly been attributed to a considerably lower capelin catch of 101,089 MT for the year, down from 352,866 MT in 2015.
Overall, the pelagic catch declined 32 percent to 575,921 MT, with only small increases posted for herring and mackerel. Catches of the…
