HB Grandi fleet lands catches worth ISK18 billion

The overall catch values landed by the HB Grandi fleet last year totalled EUR 111 million, with a total landing volume of approximately 161,000 tonnes consisting of 106,000 tonnes of pelagic species and 55,000 tonnes of groundfish, reports http://www.megafishnet.com/ with reference to HB Grandi.

Catches and catch values are in the table below, according to individual vessels and vessel categories, as compared to the preceding year:

EUR (000)			CATCH IN TONNES
Freezer trawlers	2011	2010	Variation	2011	2010
Venus	12.580	11.583	8,6%	7.025	7.142
Örfirisey	13.564	10.288	31,8%	7.669	6.529
Therney	13.416	11.623	15,4%	7.717	7.520
Helga	13.087	9.781	33,8%	7.157	6.379
Höfrungur	13.639	10.691	27,6%	6.864	6.204
Total	66.287	53.965	22,8%	36.433	33.773
Fresher trawlers	2011	2010	Variation	2011	2010
Ásbjörn	5.817	5.768	2%	5.611	6.294
Ottó	6.977	5.376	29%	6.712	5.942
Sturlaugur	6.403	5.273	22%	5.788	5538,41
Total	19.197	16.418	17%	18.110	17.774
Pelagic vessels	2011	2010	Variation	2011	2010
Ingunn AK	8.787	7.075	24,2%	35.742	32.224
Lundey NS	8.021	6.422	24,9%	33.295	29.340
Faxi RE	7.092	6.835	3,8%	29.179	32.248
Víkingur AK	1.644	736	123,3%	8.253	2560
Total	25.543	21.067	21,2%	106.469	96.372
Overall total	111.027	91.450	21,4%	161.012	147.919