Iceland’s pelagic catch increases 40 percent in October

The Icelandic fishing fleet landed 81,480 metric tons (MT) of seafood products last month, an increase of 13 percent compared with October 2015, despite declines in its demersal, flatfish and shellfish landings, according to the latest figures gathered by the Directorate of Fisheries and published by Statistics Iceland.

The growth was thanks to a much larger pelagic catch, which grew 40 percent year-on-year to 38,753 MT, with increases in herring and mackerel landings of 45 percent and 74 perce…


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