The total value of fish and shellfish landed by Icelandic vessels in May amounted to ISK 10.7 billion (USD 101.6 million, EUR 85.5 million), down 11.3 percent, with reduced earnings seen in its demersal, pelagic, flatfish and shellfish catches, Statistics Iceland has confirmed.
Iceland’s demersal catch value for the month fell by 4.7 percent to less than ISK 8.1 billion (USD 76.9 million, EUR 64.7 million), with cod’s value slipping by 0.9 percent compared to May 2016…