In October 2024, Iceland experienced a significant 22% decrease in fish catch compared to the same month in 2023, totaling around 96 thousand tonnes. This decline was due to a drop in both demersal and pelagic fish catches, with demersal catching over 40 thousand tonnes, primarily cod, and pelagic catching 54 thousand tonnes, comprising herring and blue whiting. The twelve-month period from November 2023 to October 2024 saw a 29% decrease in total fish catch, totaling 973 thousand tons, primarily due to a decline in the capelin catch. This information was reported by Statistics Iceland, the country's leading statistical organization.