Iceland’s fishing fleet landed seafood with a total value of ISK 133 billion (USD 1.2 billion, EUR 1.1 billion) in 2016, a decrease of 12.1 percent compared to the ISK 151.3 billion (USD 1.3 billion, EUR 1.2 billion) in the previous year.
During the 12-month period, the value of the country’s demersal, pelagic, flatfish and shellfish catches decreased by 9.9 percent, 19.6 percent, 7.9 percent and 12.9 percent respectively, according to new figures published by Statist…