The Icelandic fishing fleet landed seafood with a total value of ISK 136.9 billion (USD 1.2 billion, EUR 1.1 billion) in the 12-months from August 2015 to July 2016, a decrease of 10.6 percent year-on-year. During this period, the value of the country’s demersal and pelagic catches decreased by 1.6 percent and 38.2 percent respectively, while there value increases were posted for both the flatfish and shellfish landings, according to new figures published by Statistics Iceland.
The country’…
