fresh Icelandic fish
Total export of whole/fresh Icelandic fish Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 6.801 5.752 458 12.034 1.861 296 41 28 17 2 1.175 193 227 2.280 173 1.084 32.422
2000 8.866 5.596 331 12.733 1.834 189 65 11 30 1.450 99 207 1.839 95 491 33.837
Total Icelandic Export volume of whole/fresh fish (tonnes) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8.785 5.297 6.621 9.137 8.384 8.175 5.878 3.793 7.908 15.831 17.468 17.336 296 322 382 1.271 1.016 1.007 9.605 11.848 12.216 12.261 13.320 12.585 2.802 2.187 2.869 4.659 4.471 4.001 138 183 291 728 1.012 755 27 24 38 74 50 82 528 559 1.065 1.644 1.856 1.750 3 2 4 19 40 34 193 3 0 86 182 197 141 52 47 0 0 0 3 6 9 1.105 1.078 1.925 1.157 1.095 982 61 227 856 846 598 639 278 277 490 347 283 242 1.862 1.533 1.859 2.056 1.825 1.947 83 36 94 205 434 506 588 462 360 636 675 950 32.123 28.010 37.367 51.015 52.584 51.048
2007 7.206 18.740 1.170 15.182 4.529 1.081 77 1.964 21 58 1.886 352 277 1.803 485 830 55.662
2008 8.110 26.210 1.225 14.963 4.520 1.466 76 2.011 24 46 1.602 371 307 2.905 915 862 65.612
2009 9.374 20.408 999 12.172 3.691 2.021 101 1.813 22 13 68 1.539 584 359 2.570 837 960 57.530
Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 1.206 864 34 1.140 279 28 3 4 2 0 216 33 109 354 37 149 4.460
2000 1.649 883 22 1.139 252 17 4 2 3 253 17 123 361 28 104 4.859
Total export value of Icelandic whole fresh fish (million ISK - fob value) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1.992 1.260 1.468 1.886 1.777 1.964 1.075 666 936 1.893 2.189 2.516 23 33 24 72 90 84 1.160 1.374 1.250 1.237 1.315 1.456 424 375 439 601 593 571 14 25 34 83 98 94 2 2 3 6 3 7 215 219 282 427 472 557 0 0 1 5 7 5 12 0 0 21 28 27 19 6 7 0 0 0 1 2 1 138 114 113 105 105 98 13 67 269 285 188 232 176 164 201 182 145 145 441 371 399 472 384 387 32 18 33 62 100 137 157 128 107 177 175 239 5.884 4.845 5.597 7.515 7.648 8.501
2007 1.881 2.884 100 2.004 740 149 6 641 4 9 290 103 134 416 163 225 9.749
2008 2.513 4.630 121 2.179 1.008 261 9 733 5 9 222 107 201 673 311 251 13.234
2009 2.998 4.805 149 2.518 1.107 428 11 997 6 2 12 269 212 269 643 307 279 15.012
Figure 1: In 2009 the UK accounted for 75,4% of Iceland's exports of container fish. Then came Germany with 16,5%, France with 3,9% and Belgium with 1,9%. Other countries accounted for less than 1%
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
Icelandic supplies of whole/fresh fish to the UK Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 6.290 5.628 217 1.107 1.251 214 31 3 13 1 859 122 141 2.234 78 445 18.634
2000 8.224 5.510 121 1.375 1.426 154 40 3 30 1.135 50 138 1.836 66 449 20.554
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to the UK (tonnes) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8.170 4.483 5.456 7.809 7.182 7.275 5.846 3.591 7.760 15.511 17.080 17.002 93 43 130 293 147 252 1.296 1.377 1.529 1.619 1.513 1.804 2.141 1.767 1.979 2.505 1.882 1.812 101 72 98 208 337 244 20 10 12 35 28 31 418 434 874 1.491 1.404 1.340 3 1 3 19 36 34 85 182 196 140 52 47 0 0 0 2 6 0 930 776 706 772 704 707 60 76 107 21 75 104 195 210 347 256 221 202 1.856 1.486 1.728 2.016 1.773 1.898 59 29 87 195 426 461 550 341 337 603 610 894 21.824 14.879 21.352 33.497 33.477 34.108
2007 6.600 18.536 153 3.784 2.712 521 62 1.735 21 57 706 151 247 1.782 459 788 38.314
2008 7.652 25.952 213 4.242 3.487 866 56 1.846 23 46 1.177 323 268 2.831 836 780 50.598
2009 8.765 20.100 172 3.003 2.650 1.105 86 1.415 18 45 1.103 486 314 2.548 766 824 43.399
Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 1.066 848 17 107 143 21 3 0 1 0 119 22 55 347 18 71 2.839
2000 1.463 871 8 121 162 14 3 1 3 170 10 74 359 18 99 3.377
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to the UK (million ISK - fob value) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1.712 955 1.044 1.449 1.339 1.557 1.070 631 914 1.843 2.125 2.395 6 5 5 14 9 27 139 141 126 132 130 203 274 251 252 274 213 244 11 9 8 16 26 24 1 1 1 2 1 2 144 141 205 361 338 389 0 0 1 5 6 5 21 28 27 19 6 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 116 77 57 63 63 67 13 16 22 4 16 27 106 114 140 134 111 113 439 362 377 465 373 382 21 14 30 59 96 122 151 108 101 161 139 213 4.226 2.852 3.309 5.003 4.993 5.776
2007 1.604 2.837 17 468 416 61 4 554 4 9 84 44 110 410 152 210 6.984
2008 2.249 4.566 23 531 701 119 5 662 5 9 150 95 157 656 272 197 10.396
2009 2.656 4.713 22 548 679 179 8 762 5 8 175 168 219 634 266 204 11.247
Figure 2: Increased supply of Icelandic container fish to the UK during the past decade has mostly been fuelled by an increase in haddock exports. This trend is however reversing now, because of a decline in the Icelandic haddock stock.
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
Icelandic supplies of whole/fresh fish to Germany Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 150 119 239 10.841 36 67 10 0 0 204 56 15 1 1 2 11.739
2000 150 66 201 11.033 46 31 24 0 0 174 49 10 0 0 2 11.786
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to Germany (tonnes) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 46 67 62 117 90 17 28 171 87 55 47 12 195 223 210 887 487 566 8.166 10.287 9.352 8.739 8.636 7.763 73 47 50 140 371 325 36 43 19 36 31 38 6 14 8 11 3 16 18 24 33 28 36 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 173 289 203 297 216 145 1 7 26 54 31 3 6 15 12 13 7 7 0 1 1 4 5 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 3 4 4 5 5 1 8.753 11.192 10.067 10.387 9.967 8.911
2007 8 5 979 9.345 284 129 7 37 0 1.136 6 3 0 1 2 11.941
2008 9 8 965 8.764 236 39 9 11 0 222 3 4 7 1 2 10.279
2009 15 5 805 7.968 311 146 6 9 0 213 2 3 4 0 6 9.494
Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 23 14 17 1.025 7 5 1 0 0 25 8 5 0 0 1 1.131
2000 25 7 14 988 6 2 1 0 0 23 6 4 0 0 0 1.077
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to Germany (million IKR - fob) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8 15 14 23 19 7 4 27 11 6 6 1 15 16 14 53 39 36 1.003 1.209 962 894 869 910 13 9 7 17 45 49 3 4 1 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 13 22 15 8 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 32 20 30 22 15 0 2 4 12 7 1 3 7 6 5 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1.086 1.345 1.058 1.053 1.025 1.046
2007 5 1 75 1.281 50 15 1 14 0 200 1 3 0 0 1 1.647
2008 4 1 87 1.368 51 5 1 4 0 34 1 4 1 0 0 1.562
2009 4 1 122 1.680 87 17 1 5 0 46 1 3 1 0 3 1.971
Figure 3: Icelandic supplies of whole/fresh fish to Germany have been relatively stable and have almost solely involved redfish and saithe.
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
Vessels exporting whole/fresh cod from Iceland 2008 and 2009 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2008 Tonn (gutted) Bergur VE 459 Vörður EA 359 Frár VE 350 Vestmannaey VE 342 Smáey VE 341 Dala-Rafn VE 335 Bergey VE 311 Gullver NS 311 Sóley SH 290 ID Fiskur ehf. 285 Stígandi VE 270 Bylgja VE 240 Hringur SH 210 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 205 Oddgeir 192 Helgi SH 191 Gullberg VE 179 Hásteinn AR 170 Gunnbjörn ÍS 158 IG Fiskur ehf. 152 Suðurey VE 147 Sigurborg SH 136 Sæberg HF 111 Björgúlfur EA 76 94 Other exporters 1.040 Sum 6.861 Skip
% 6,69% 5,23% 5,10% 4,98% 4,97% 4,88% 4,54% 4,53% 4,22% 4,16% 3,93% 3,50% 3,07% 2,99% 2,80% 2,78% 2,60% 2,48% 2,31% 2,21% 2,15% 1,98% 1,62% 1,11% 15,16% 100%
Aggreg. 6,69% 11,92% 17,02% 22,00% 26,97% 31,86% 36,40% 40,93% 45,15% 49,31% 53,24% 56,74% 59,81% 62,80% 65,60% 68,39% 70,99% 73,46% 75,77% 77,98% 80,13% 82,11% 83,73% 84,84% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2009 Tonn (gutted) Vörður EA 475 Oddgeir EA 396 Sóley SH 379 Stígandi VE 350 Bergur VE 344 Frár VE 338 Vestmannaey VE 317 Hásteinn ÁR 290 Bergey VE 285 ID Fiskur ehf. 283 Smáey VE 282 Dala-Rafn VE 273 Bylgja VE 272 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 254 Þorvarður Lárusson SH 232 Gullver NS 224 Sturla GK 191 Vestri BA 183 Valdimar GK 183 Ágúst GK 179 Helgi SH 158 Hringur SH 153 Tómas Þorvaldsson GK 139 IG Fiskur ehf. 136 119 Other exporters 2.058 Sum 8.376 Vessel
% 5,67% 4,73% 4,52% 4,17% 4,11% 4,04% 3,78% 3,46% 3,41% 3,38% 3,37% 3,26% 3,25% 3,03% 2,77% 2,67% 2,28% 2,19% 2,18% 2,14% 1,89% 1,83% 1,66% 1,63% 24,57% 100%
Aggreg. 5,67% 10,40% 14,92% 19,10% 23,21% 27,25% 31,03% 34,49% 37,89% 41,28% 44,65% 47,91% 51,16% 54,19% 56,96% 59,63% 61,91% 64,10% 66,28% 68,42% 70,31% 72,14% 73,80% 75,43% 100,00%
118 vessels (or exporters without vessels) exported whole/fresh cod from Iceland in 2008 and in 2009 the number of exporters had grown to 143. The top ten vessels accounted for almost half of the volume and the top 25 for over 3/4th.
Companies exporting whole/fresh cod from Iceland 2008 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2008 Tonn (gutted) Bergur-Huginn ehf. 994 Gjögur ehf. 551 Bergur ehf. 459 Soffanías Cesilsson hf. 426 GR hf. 401 Frár ehf. 350 Dala-Rafn ehf. 335 Gullberg ehf. 311 ID Fiskur ehf. 285 Stígandi ehf. 270 Matthías Óskarsson 240 Birnir ehf 206 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 205 Ufsaberg 179 Hásteinn ehf. 170 IG Fiskur ehf. 152 Ísfélag Vm. 148 HG 130 Ocean Direct ehf. 111 Samherji 96 74 Other companies 842 Sum 6.861 Company
% 14,49% 8,03% 6,69% 6,21% 5,85% 5,10% 4,88% 4,53% 4,16% 3,93% 3,50% 3,01% 2,99% 2,60% 2,48% 2,21% 2,16% 1,89% 1,62% 1,39% 12,27% 100%
Aggreg. 14,49% 22,53% 29,21% 35,42% 41,28% 46,37% 51,26% 55,79% 59,95% 63,88% 67,38% 70,39% 73,38% 75,98% 78,46% 80,67% 82,83% 84,72% 86,34% 87,73% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2009 Tonn (gutted) Bergur- Huginn ehf 884 Gjögur ehf. 871 Þorbjörn hf. 693 SC hf. 429 Stígandi ehf. 350 Bergur ehf. 344 Frár ehf. 338 GR hf 311 Hásteinn ehf. 290 ID Fiskur ehf. 283 Dala-Rafn ehf. 273 Matthías Óskarsson 272 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 254 Sæból ehf. 232 Gullberg ehf. 224 Vestri ehf. 183 Samherji 151 Ísfélag Vm. 149 HG 140 IG Fiskur ehf. 136 94 Other companies 1.568 Sum 8.376 Company
% 10,56% 10,40% 8,27% 5,12% 4,17% 4,11% 4,04% 3,72% 3,46% 3,38% 3,26% 3,25% 3,03% 2,77% 2,67% 2,19% 1,81% 1,78% 1,67% 1,63% 18,72% 100%
Aggreg. 10,56% 20,96% 29,23% 34,35% 38,52% 42,63% 46,67% 50,38% 53,85% 57,23% 60,49% 63,74% 66,77% 69,54% 72,21% 74,40% 76,21% 77,98% 79,65% 81,28% 100,00%
Relatively few companies are responsible for the mainstay of the cod that is exported whole/fresh in containers from Iceland. Companies that are solely involved in the catching sector are at the top of the list, but some companies that have processing facilities are also present on the list. Only four companies on the list, Þorbjörn, Ísfélagið, Samherji and HG, are amongst the top ten largest quota holders in Iceland.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Vessels exporting whole/fresh haddock from Iceland in 2008 and 2009 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2008 Tonn Vessel (gutted) Sólbakur EA 1.975 Bergey VE 1.333 Vestmannaey VE 1.222 IG Fiskur ehf. 1.131 ID Fiskur ehf. 982 Smáey VE 955 Surðurey VE 953 Bergur VE 917 Frár VE 886 Hásteinn ÁR 776 Dala-Rafn VE 756 Berglín GK 736 Stígandi VE 729 Gullberg VE 619 Vörður EA 607 Sóley SH 604 Bylgja VE 583 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 556 Sóley Sigurjóns GK - 208 550 Drangavik VE 549 Brynjólfur VE 545 Sæberg HF 414 Mars RE 391 Oddgeir EA 386 100 Other exporters 5.548 Sum 24.704
% 8,00% 5,39% 4,95% 4,58% 3,97% 3,86% 3,86% 3,71% 3,59% 3,14% 3,06% 2,98% 2,95% 2,51% 2,46% 2,44% 2,36% 2,25% 2,23% 2,22% 2,21% 1,68% 1,58% 1,56% 22,46% 100%
Aggreg. 8,00% 13,39% 18,34% 22,92% 26,89% 30,76% 34,61% 38,33% 41,91% 45,05% 48,12% 51,09% 54,04% 56,55% 59,01% 61,45% 63,81% 66,06% 68,29% 70,51% 72,72% 74,40% 75,98% 77,54% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2009 Tonn Vessel (gutted) Vestmannaey VE 1.178 IG Fiskur 965 Bergey VE 890 Smáey VE 809 Þorvarður Lárusson SH 728 Frár VE 685 Drangavik VE 650 Dala-Rafn VE 620 Berglín GK 612 Mars RE 611 Stígandi VE 610 Vörður EA 565 Sóley Sigurjóns GK 547 Bergur VE 540 Sólbakur EA 539 Hásteinn ÁR 527 Suðurey VE 521 ID Fiskur ehf. 513 Sóley SH 510 Bylgja VE 400 Oddgeir EA 363 Steinunn SF 361 Geir ÞH 339 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 265 119 Other exporters 5.037 Sum 19.383
% 6,08% 4,98% 4,59% 4,17% 3,76% 3,53% 3,35% 3,20% 3,16% 3,15% 3,15% 2,91% 2,82% 2,79% 2,78% 2,72% 2,69% 2,65% 2,63% 2,07% 1,87% 1,86% 1,75% 1,37% 25,99% 100%
Aggreg. 6,08% 11,05% 15,65% 19,82% 23,57% 27,11% 30,46% 33,66% 36,81% 39,97% 43,11% 46,02% 48,84% 51,63% 54,41% 57,13% 59,82% 62,47% 65,10% 67,17% 69,04% 70,90% 72,65% 74,01% 100,00%
124 vessels (or exporters without vessels) exported whole/fresh haddock from Iceland in 2008 and 143 in 2009. The top ten vessels accounted for over 40% of the volume and the top 25 for 3/4th of the volume. Amongst the top 25 there were three companies that do not own a vessel i.e. they bought the catch at Icelandic fish markets and exported it unprocessed.
Companies exporting whole/fresh haddock from Iceland in 2008 and 2009 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2008 Tonn (gutted) Bergur-Huginn ehf. 3.510 Brim hf. 2.714 Nesfiskur 1.760 VSV 1.180 IG Fiskur ehf. 1.131 Ísfélag Vm. 1.121 Gjögur ehf. 993 ID Fiskur ehf. 982 Bergur ehf. 917 Frár ehf. 886 Hásteinn ehf. 776 Dala-Rafn ehf. 756 Stígandi ehf. 729 Soffanías Cesilsson hf. 696 Ufsaberg ehf. 619 Matthías Óskarsson 583 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 556 Ocean Direct ehf. 414 Geir ehf. 321 Samherji 278 76 Other companies 3.782 Sum 24.704 Vessel
% 14,21% 10,99% 7,13% 4,77% 4,58% 4,54% 4,02% 3,97% 3,71% 3,59% 3,14% 3,06% 2,95% 2,82% 2,51% 2,36% 2,25% 1,68% 1,30% 1,13% 15,31% 85%
Aggreg. 14,21% 25,19% 32,32% 37,09% 41,67% 46,21% 50,23% 54,20% 57,92% 61,50% 64,64% 67,70% 70,65% 73,47% 75,98% 78,34% 80,59% 82,26% 83,57% 84,69% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Vessel Bergur- Huginn ehf. Brim hf. Nesfiskur ehf. VSV IG Fiskur ehf. Gjögur ehf. Sæból ehf. Frár ehf. Dala-Rafn ehf. Ísfélag Vm hf. Stígandi ehf. Bergur ehf. SC hf. Hásteinn ehf. ID Fiskur ehf. Matthías Óskarsson HG Skinney-Þinganes Geir ehf. Birnir ehf. 94 Other companies Sum
2009 Tonn (gutted) 2.877 1.400 1.337 1.002 965 927 728 685 620 616 610 540 537 527 513 400 383 366 339 272 3.739 19.383
% 14,84% 7,22% 6,90% 5,17% 4,98% 4,78% 3,76% 3,53% 3,20% 3,18% 3,15% 2,79% 2,77% 2,72% 2,65% 2,07% 1,98% 1,89% 1,75% 1,40% 19,29% 100%
Aggreg. 14,84% 22,07% 28,96% 34,13% 39,11% 43,89% 47,65% 51,18% 54,38% 57,56% 60,71% 63,49% 66,26% 68,98% 71,63% 73,70% 75,68% 77,56% 79,31% 80,71% 100,00%
Relatively few companies were responsible for the mainstay of the haddock that was exported whole/fresh in containers from Iceland. In contrast to the cod export, many seafood companies with their own processing facilities are exporting large volumes of unprocessed haddock. On the list above are some of the largest quota holders in Iceland. It is also interesting to see that amongst the top 25 are three companies that are not involved in the catching.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Classification of suppliers There are only a handful of companies that account for the mainstay of the cod and haddock that is being exported unprocessed from Iceland to the UK. Those companies can basically be divided into three categories i.e. a) companies that are only involved in the catching sector, b) fishing- and processing companies, export companies and d) small vessels.
a) Companies that are only involved in the catching sector usually export most of their catch unprocessed to the UK. But they also often sell some part of the catch in Icelandic auction markets and might in some cases even have a contract with a processing company to buy some part of the catch directly. Most of the companies in this category are small family businesses with one vessel. These companies structure their operation around the arrival of the container vessels and their main objective is to fulfil the requirements of the UK market. b) Seafood companies that are both involved in catching and processing usually process most of their catch themselves and export only the catch they do not feel confident they will profit more from processing themselves. These companies often (but not entirely) structure their operation around the needs of the processing plant, meaning that the vessels will base their landings on the requirements of the processing plant. These companies have in most cases kept the cod for themselves, but exported some part of the other species. c) In 2009 there were 39 companies that bought unprocessed fish in Iceland and exported it directly, without adding any processing. These companies are private limited companies that mainly buy fish on the Icelandic auction markets in order to supply foreign auction markets or foreign processors. d) Small day-boats that primerally supply domestic auction markets, but on occations ship some of theyr catch in containers to the UK.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Top five Icelandic suppliers of whole/fresh cod to the UK in 2008 The top five Icelandic suppliers of unprocessed cod to the UK accounted for more than 41% of the total volume in 2008, they are:
1. Bergur-Huginn ehf. Bergur-Huginn is the single largest Icelandic supplier of whole, fresh containerised cod to the UK, accounting for almost 15% of the total volume in 2008. This is a fishing company with around fifty employees, located in Vestmannaeyjar in the south of Iceland. The company has grown considerably in the last decade, as large investments have been made in vessels and quotas. Bergur-Huginn operates three almost brand new vessels i.e. Smáey VE, Vestmannaey VE and Bergey VE. Bergur-Huginn is the fourteenth largest quota holder in Iceland, with 1,85% of the overall quota, 1,1% of the cod quota (1.400 ton) and 4,2% of the haddock quota (3.100 ton). 2. Gjögur ehf. Gjögur was the second largest Icelandic supplier of unprocessed cod to the UK in 2008. The company is involved in both the catching and processing sector, operating two trawlers (Vörður EA and Oddgeir EA) and a processing plant in Grindavík, on the south coast of Iceland. Gjögur also owns a pelagic freezer, which it operates from Grenivík in the north of Iceland. The company has somewhere between 70 and 100 employees in all and is Iceland’s sixteenth largest quota holder with 1,34% of the overall quota. A large part of the quota is however in pelagic species, but it has 0,8% of the cod quota (1.000 ton) and 1,1% of the haddock quota (800 ton). 3. Bergur ehf. Bergur is a small family business in Vestmannaeyjar that was established in the middle of last century by a skipper. His children have now taken over the operation, as skippers and managing directors. The company owns one vessel, Bergur VE, which exports almost all of its catch in containers to the UK and Germany. Bergur has about 20 employees in all, it is the 39th largest overall quota holder in Iceland, with 0,5% of the cod quota (520 ton) and 0,9% of the haddock quota (630 ton).
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
4. Soffanías Cecilsson hf. Soffanías Cecilsson is a seafood company in Grundarfjörður, on the west coast of Iceland, which uses part of its vessels catch for their own processing and exports part unprocessed in containers to the UK and Germany. They operate three vessels i.e. Grundfirðingur SH, Sigurborg SH and Sóley SH. The company employs about 50 people in all. It has 0,87% of the allocated overall quota, 1,1% of the cod quota (1.400 ton) and 1,1% of the haddock quota (830 ton) 5. Guðmundur Runólfsson hf. GR is a seafood company in Grundarfjörður, on the west coast of Iceland, which uses part of its vessels catch for their own production and exports part unprocessed in containers to the UK and Germany. They operate two vessels, Helgi SH and Hringur SH. The company, which employs around 100 people, is Iceland’s 20th largest quota holder, with 1% of the overall quota. It has 0,9% of the allocated cod quota (1.100 ton) and 1,3% of the haddock quota (1.000 ton).
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Top five Icelandic suppliers of whole/fresh haddock to the UK in 2008 The top five Icelandic suppliers of unprocessed haddock to the UK accounted for 42% of the total volume in 2008, they are:
1. Bergur-Huginn ehf. Bergur-Huginn is the single largest Icelandic supplier of whole, fresh containerised haddock to the UK, accounting for 14,2% (3.500 ton) of the total volume in 2008. This is a fishing company with around fifty employees, located in Vestmannaeyjar in the south of Iceland. The company has grown considerably in the last decade, as large investments have been made in vessels and quotas. Bergur-Huginn operates three almost brand new vessels i.e. Smáey VE, Vestmannaey VE and Bergey VE. Bergur-Huginn is the fourteenth largest quota holder in Iceland, with 1,85% of the overall quota, 1,1% of the cod quota (1.400 ton) and 4,2% of the haddock quota (3.100 ton). 2. Brim hf. Brim was the second largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, exporting 2.700 tons in all, or 11% the total export of unprocessed haddock that year. Brim hf. is the second largest quota holder in Iceland with more than 6,3% of the overall quota, 5,5% of the allocated cod quota (7.100 tons) and 5,6% of the haddock quota (4.200). Brim operates seven vessels, a large processing plant in Akureyri and smaller production units in four other locations around Iceland. The company uses most of its catch for its own production, but one of its trawlers, Sólbakur EA, exports almost its entire range of haddock unprocessed to the UK. The company employs over 300 people the whole year around, but there are in addition many employees that are working for the company some part of the year, for example during the main fishing seasons. 3. Nesfiskur ehf. Nesfiskur was the third largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, exporting over 1.800 tons of unprocessed haddock - or 7,3% of the total exports. Nesfiskur is a fishing and processing company in Garður, on the south coast of Iceland, which operates a diverse collection of small and large vessels. The company owns ten vessels in all, ranging from large freezer trawlers to small jiggers. The company uses most of its catch for its own production, but has exported part of the haddock catch to the UK. Its main UK supplying vessels are Berglín GK and Sóley Sigurjóns GK. The company is the 12th largest quota holder in Iceland, accounting for 2,5% of the allocated cod quota (3.100 tons) and 3,5% of the haddock quota (2.600 tons).
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
4. Vinnslustöðin hf. VSV was the fourth largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, accounting for 4,9% of the total volume (1.200 tons). VSV is the eighth largest quota holder in Iceland, operating nine vessels and a large processing plant in Vestmannaeyjar. It uses most of its cod for its own production, but exports considerable part of its haddock unprocessed in containers to the UK. Its main UK supplying vessels are Drangavík VE, Brynjólfur VE and Gullberg VE (which they bought late last year). VSV is Iceland‘s 8th largest quota holder, accounting for 3,5% of the overall quota, 2,3% of the allocated cod quota (2.900 tons) and 2,6% of the haddock quota (2.000 tons). The company employs more than 200 people on permanent basis, but many more are on the payroll some part of the year. In 2007 there were for example 520 people in all on the payroll at one time or another. 5. IG Fiskur ehf. IG Fiskur was the fifth largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, accounting for 4,6% of the total volume (1.100 tons). IG Fiskur is basically a one man operation located in Reykjavík. The company buys fish at the Icelandic auction markets and exports it directly to the auction markets in Hull and Grimsby.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Supply of containerised fish depending on where the fishing vessels are registered
Vestmannaeyjar and Grundarfjörður have always been the largest export harbours of containerised fish being supplied to the UK
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
1999 6.801 5.752 458 12.034 1.861 296 41 28 17 2 1.175 193 227 2.280 173 1.084 32.422
2000 8.866 5.596 331 12.733 1.834 189 65 11 30 1.450 99 207 1.839 95 491 33.837
Total Icelandic Export volume of whole/fresh fish (tonnes) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8.785 5.297 6.621 9.137 8.384 8.175 5.878 3.793 7.908 15.831 17.468 17.336 296 322 382 1.271 1.016 1.007 9.605 11.848 12.216 12.261 13.320 12.585 2.802 2.187 2.869 4.659 4.471 4.001 138 183 291 728 1.012 755 27 24 38 74 50 82 528 559 1.065 1.644 1.856 1.750 3 2 4 19 40 34 193 3 0 86 182 197 141 52 47 0 0 0 3 6 9 1.105 1.078 1.925 1.157 1.095 982 61 227 856 846 598 639 278 277 490 347 283 242 1.862 1.533 1.859 2.056 1.825 1.947 83 36 94 205 434 506 588 462 360 636 675 950 32.123 28.010 37.367 51.015 52.584 51.048
2007 7.206 18.740 1.170 15.182 4.529 1.081 77 1.964 21 58 1.886 352 277 1.803 485 830 55.662
2008 8.110 26.210 1.225 14.963 4.520 1.466 76 2.011 24 46 1.602 371 307 2.905 915 862 65.612
2009 9.374 20.408 999 12.172 3.691 2.021 101 1.813 22 13 68 1.539 584 359 2.570 837 960 57.530
Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 1.206 864 34 1.140 279 28 3 4 2 0 216 33 109 354 37 149 4.460
2000 1.649 883 22 1.139 252 17 4 2 3 253 17 123 361 28 104 4.859
Total export value of Icelandic whole fresh fish (million ISK - fob value) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1.992 1.260 1.468 1.886 1.777 1.964 1.075 666 936 1.893 2.189 2.516 23 33 24 72 90 84 1.160 1.374 1.250 1.237 1.315 1.456 424 375 439 601 593 571 14 25 34 83 98 94 2 2 3 6 3 7 215 219 282 427 472 557 0 0 1 5 7 5 12 0 0 21 28 27 19 6 7 0 0 0 1 2 1 138 114 113 105 105 98 13 67 269 285 188 232 176 164 201 182 145 145 441 371 399 472 384 387 32 18 33 62 100 137 157 128 107 177 175 239 5.884 4.845 5.597 7.515 7.648 8.501
2007 1.881 2.884 100 2.004 740 149 6 641 4 9 290 103 134 416 163 225 9.749
2008 2.513 4.630 121 2.179 1.008 261 9 733 5 9 222 107 201 673 311 251 13.234
2009 2.998 4.805 149 2.518 1.107 428 11 997 6 2 12 269 212 269 643 307 279 15.012
Figure 1: In 2009 the UK accounted for 75,4% of Iceland's exports of container fish. Then came Germany with 16,5%, France with 3,9% and Belgium with 1,9%. Other countries accounted for less than 1%
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
Icelandic supplies of whole/fresh fish to the UK Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 6.290 5.628 217 1.107 1.251 214 31 3 13 1 859 122 141 2.234 78 445 18.634
2000 8.224 5.510 121 1.375 1.426 154 40 3 30 1.135 50 138 1.836 66 449 20.554
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to the UK (tonnes) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8.170 4.483 5.456 7.809 7.182 7.275 5.846 3.591 7.760 15.511 17.080 17.002 93 43 130 293 147 252 1.296 1.377 1.529 1.619 1.513 1.804 2.141 1.767 1.979 2.505 1.882 1.812 101 72 98 208 337 244 20 10 12 35 28 31 418 434 874 1.491 1.404 1.340 3 1 3 19 36 34 85 182 196 140 52 47 0 0 0 2 6 0 930 776 706 772 704 707 60 76 107 21 75 104 195 210 347 256 221 202 1.856 1.486 1.728 2.016 1.773 1.898 59 29 87 195 426 461 550 341 337 603 610 894 21.824 14.879 21.352 33.497 33.477 34.108
2007 6.600 18.536 153 3.784 2.712 521 62 1.735 21 57 706 151 247 1.782 459 788 38.314
2008 7.652 25.952 213 4.242 3.487 866 56 1.846 23 46 1.177 323 268 2.831 836 780 50.598
2009 8.765 20.100 172 3.003 2.650 1.105 86 1.415 18 45 1.103 486 314 2.548 766 824 43.399
Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 1.066 848 17 107 143 21 3 0 1 0 119 22 55 347 18 71 2.839
2000 1.463 871 8 121 162 14 3 1 3 170 10 74 359 18 99 3.377
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to the UK (million ISK - fob value) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 1.712 955 1.044 1.449 1.339 1.557 1.070 631 914 1.843 2.125 2.395 6 5 5 14 9 27 139 141 126 132 130 203 274 251 252 274 213 244 11 9 8 16 26 24 1 1 1 2 1 2 144 141 205 361 338 389 0 0 1 5 6 5 21 28 27 19 6 7 0 0 0 1 2 0 116 77 57 63 63 67 13 16 22 4 16 27 106 114 140 134 111 113 439 362 377 465 373 382 21 14 30 59 96 122 151 108 101 161 139 213 4.226 2.852 3.309 5.003 4.993 5.776
2007 1.604 2.837 17 468 416 61 4 554 4 9 84 44 110 410 152 210 6.984
2008 2.249 4.566 23 531 701 119 5 662 5 9 150 95 157 656 272 197 10.396
2009 2.656 4.713 22 548 679 179 8 762 5 8 175 168 219 634 266 204 11.247
Figure 2: Increased supply of Icelandic container fish to the UK during the past decade has mostly been fuelled by an increase in haddock exports. This trend is however reversing now, because of a decline in the Icelandic haddock stock.
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
Icelandic supplies of whole/fresh fish to Germany Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 150 119 239 10.841 36 67 10 0 0 204 56 15 1 1 2 11.739
2000 150 66 201 11.033 46 31 24 0 0 174 49 10 0 0 2 11.786
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to Germany (tonnes) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 46 67 62 117 90 17 28 171 87 55 47 12 195 223 210 887 487 566 8.166 10.287 9.352 8.739 8.636 7.763 73 47 50 140 371 325 36 43 19 36 31 38 6 14 8 11 3 16 18 24 33 28 36 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 173 289 203 297 216 145 1 7 26 54 31 3 6 15 12 13 7 7 0 1 1 4 5 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 3 4 4 5 5 1 8.753 11.192 10.067 10.387 9.967 8.911
2007 8 5 979 9.345 284 129 7 37 0 1.136 6 3 0 1 2 11.941
2008 9 8 965 8.764 236 39 9 11 0 222 3 4 7 1 2 10.279
2009 15 5 805 7.968 311 146 6 9 0 213 2 3 4 0 6 9.494
Cod Haddock Saithe Redfish Catfish Ling Blue ling Tusk Monk Skate Silver smelt Dogfish/shark Hake Tunas Lumpfish Other demersal Greenland halibut Halibut Place Sole Other flatfish
1999 23 14 17 1.025 7 5 1 0 0 25 8 5 0 0 1 1.131
2000 25 7 14 988 6 2 1 0 0 23 6 4 0 0 0 1.077
Icelandic supplies of whole fresh fish to Germany (million IKR - fob) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 8 15 14 23 19 7 4 27 11 6 6 1 15 16 14 53 39 36 1.003 1.209 962 894 869 910 13 9 7 17 45 49 3 4 1 2 2 4 0 1 1 1 0 2 13 22 15 8 9 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 32 20 30 22 15 0 2 4 12 7 1 3 7 6 5 2 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 0 1.086 1.345 1.058 1.053 1.025 1.046
2007 5 1 75 1.281 50 15 1 14 0 200 1 3 0 0 1 1.647
2008 4 1 87 1.368 51 5 1 4 0 34 1 4 1 0 0 1.562
2009 4 1 122 1.680 87 17 1 5 0 46 1 3 1 0 3 1.971
Figure 3: Icelandic supplies of whole/fresh fish to Germany have been relatively stable and have almost solely involved redfish and saithe.
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
Vessels exporting whole/fresh cod from Iceland 2008 and 2009 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2008 Tonn (gutted) Bergur VE 459 Vörður EA 359 Frár VE 350 Vestmannaey VE 342 Smáey VE 341 Dala-Rafn VE 335 Bergey VE 311 Gullver NS 311 Sóley SH 290 ID Fiskur ehf. 285 Stígandi VE 270 Bylgja VE 240 Hringur SH 210 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 205 Oddgeir 192 Helgi SH 191 Gullberg VE 179 Hásteinn AR 170 Gunnbjörn ÍS 158 IG Fiskur ehf. 152 Suðurey VE 147 Sigurborg SH 136 Sæberg HF 111 Björgúlfur EA 76 94 Other exporters 1.040 Sum 6.861 Skip
% 6,69% 5,23% 5,10% 4,98% 4,97% 4,88% 4,54% 4,53% 4,22% 4,16% 3,93% 3,50% 3,07% 2,99% 2,80% 2,78% 2,60% 2,48% 2,31% 2,21% 2,15% 1,98% 1,62% 1,11% 15,16% 100%
Aggreg. 6,69% 11,92% 17,02% 22,00% 26,97% 31,86% 36,40% 40,93% 45,15% 49,31% 53,24% 56,74% 59,81% 62,80% 65,60% 68,39% 70,99% 73,46% 75,77% 77,98% 80,13% 82,11% 83,73% 84,84% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2009 Tonn (gutted) Vörður EA 475 Oddgeir EA 396 Sóley SH 379 Stígandi VE 350 Bergur VE 344 Frár VE 338 Vestmannaey VE 317 Hásteinn ÁR 290 Bergey VE 285 ID Fiskur ehf. 283 Smáey VE 282 Dala-Rafn VE 273 Bylgja VE 272 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 254 Þorvarður Lárusson SH 232 Gullver NS 224 Sturla GK 191 Vestri BA 183 Valdimar GK 183 Ágúst GK 179 Helgi SH 158 Hringur SH 153 Tómas Þorvaldsson GK 139 IG Fiskur ehf. 136 119 Other exporters 2.058 Sum 8.376 Vessel
% 5,67% 4,73% 4,52% 4,17% 4,11% 4,04% 3,78% 3,46% 3,41% 3,38% 3,37% 3,26% 3,25% 3,03% 2,77% 2,67% 2,28% 2,19% 2,18% 2,14% 1,89% 1,83% 1,66% 1,63% 24,57% 100%
Aggreg. 5,67% 10,40% 14,92% 19,10% 23,21% 27,25% 31,03% 34,49% 37,89% 41,28% 44,65% 47,91% 51,16% 54,19% 56,96% 59,63% 61,91% 64,10% 66,28% 68,42% 70,31% 72,14% 73,80% 75,43% 100,00%
118 vessels (or exporters without vessels) exported whole/fresh cod from Iceland in 2008 and in 2009 the number of exporters had grown to 143. The top ten vessels accounted for almost half of the volume and the top 25 for over 3/4th.
Companies exporting whole/fresh cod from Iceland 2008 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2008 Tonn (gutted) Bergur-Huginn ehf. 994 Gjögur ehf. 551 Bergur ehf. 459 Soffanías Cesilsson hf. 426 GR hf. 401 Frár ehf. 350 Dala-Rafn ehf. 335 Gullberg ehf. 311 ID Fiskur ehf. 285 Stígandi ehf. 270 Matthías Óskarsson 240 Birnir ehf 206 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 205 Ufsaberg 179 Hásteinn ehf. 170 IG Fiskur ehf. 152 Ísfélag Vm. 148 HG 130 Ocean Direct ehf. 111 Samherji 96 74 Other companies 842 Sum 6.861 Company
% 14,49% 8,03% 6,69% 6,21% 5,85% 5,10% 4,88% 4,53% 4,16% 3,93% 3,50% 3,01% 2,99% 2,60% 2,48% 2,21% 2,16% 1,89% 1,62% 1,39% 12,27% 100%
Aggreg. 14,49% 22,53% 29,21% 35,42% 41,28% 46,37% 51,26% 55,79% 59,95% 63,88% 67,38% 70,39% 73,38% 75,98% 78,46% 80,67% 82,83% 84,72% 86,34% 87,73% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2009 Tonn (gutted) Bergur- Huginn ehf 884 Gjögur ehf. 871 Þorbjörn hf. 693 SC hf. 429 Stígandi ehf. 350 Bergur ehf. 344 Frár ehf. 338 GR hf 311 Hásteinn ehf. 290 ID Fiskur ehf. 283 Dala-Rafn ehf. 273 Matthías Óskarsson 272 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 254 Sæból ehf. 232 Gullberg ehf. 224 Vestri ehf. 183 Samherji 151 Ísfélag Vm. 149 HG 140 IG Fiskur ehf. 136 94 Other companies 1.568 Sum 8.376 Company
% 10,56% 10,40% 8,27% 5,12% 4,17% 4,11% 4,04% 3,72% 3,46% 3,38% 3,26% 3,25% 3,03% 2,77% 2,67% 2,19% 1,81% 1,78% 1,67% 1,63% 18,72% 100%
Aggreg. 10,56% 20,96% 29,23% 34,35% 38,52% 42,63% 46,67% 50,38% 53,85% 57,23% 60,49% 63,74% 66,77% 69,54% 72,21% 74,40% 76,21% 77,98% 79,65% 81,28% 100,00%
Relatively few companies are responsible for the mainstay of the cod that is exported whole/fresh in containers from Iceland. Companies that are solely involved in the catching sector are at the top of the list, but some companies that have processing facilities are also present on the list. Only four companies on the list, Þorbjörn, Ísfélagið, Samherji and HG, are amongst the top ten largest quota holders in Iceland.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Vessels exporting whole/fresh haddock from Iceland in 2008 and 2009 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2008 Tonn Vessel (gutted) Sólbakur EA 1.975 Bergey VE 1.333 Vestmannaey VE 1.222 IG Fiskur ehf. 1.131 ID Fiskur ehf. 982 Smáey VE 955 Surðurey VE 953 Bergur VE 917 Frár VE 886 Hásteinn ÁR 776 Dala-Rafn VE 756 Berglín GK 736 Stígandi VE 729 Gullberg VE 619 Vörður EA 607 Sóley SH 604 Bylgja VE 583 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 556 Sóley Sigurjóns GK - 208 550 Drangavik VE 549 Brynjólfur VE 545 Sæberg HF 414 Mars RE 391 Oddgeir EA 386 100 Other exporters 5.548 Sum 24.704
% 8,00% 5,39% 4,95% 4,58% 3,97% 3,86% 3,86% 3,71% 3,59% 3,14% 3,06% 2,98% 2,95% 2,51% 2,46% 2,44% 2,36% 2,25% 2,23% 2,22% 2,21% 1,68% 1,58% 1,56% 22,46% 100%
Aggreg. 8,00% 13,39% 18,34% 22,92% 26,89% 30,76% 34,61% 38,33% 41,91% 45,05% 48,12% 51,09% 54,04% 56,55% 59,01% 61,45% 63,81% 66,06% 68,29% 70,51% 72,72% 74,40% 75,98% 77,54% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
2009 Tonn Vessel (gutted) Vestmannaey VE 1.178 IG Fiskur 965 Bergey VE 890 Smáey VE 809 Þorvarður Lárusson SH 728 Frár VE 685 Drangavik VE 650 Dala-Rafn VE 620 Berglín GK 612 Mars RE 611 Stígandi VE 610 Vörður EA 565 Sóley Sigurjóns GK 547 Bergur VE 540 Sólbakur EA 539 Hásteinn ÁR 527 Suðurey VE 521 ID Fiskur ehf. 513 Sóley SH 510 Bylgja VE 400 Oddgeir EA 363 Steinunn SF 361 Geir ÞH 339 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 265 119 Other exporters 5.037 Sum 19.383
% 6,08% 4,98% 4,59% 4,17% 3,76% 3,53% 3,35% 3,20% 3,16% 3,15% 3,15% 2,91% 2,82% 2,79% 2,78% 2,72% 2,69% 2,65% 2,63% 2,07% 1,87% 1,86% 1,75% 1,37% 25,99% 100%
Aggreg. 6,08% 11,05% 15,65% 19,82% 23,57% 27,11% 30,46% 33,66% 36,81% 39,97% 43,11% 46,02% 48,84% 51,63% 54,41% 57,13% 59,82% 62,47% 65,10% 67,17% 69,04% 70,90% 72,65% 74,01% 100,00%
124 vessels (or exporters without vessels) exported whole/fresh haddock from Iceland in 2008 and 143 in 2009. The top ten vessels accounted for over 40% of the volume and the top 25 for 3/4th of the volume. Amongst the top 25 there were three companies that do not own a vessel i.e. they bought the catch at Icelandic fish markets and exported it unprocessed.
Companies exporting whole/fresh haddock from Iceland in 2008 and 2009 Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
2008 Tonn (gutted) Bergur-Huginn ehf. 3.510 Brim hf. 2.714 Nesfiskur 1.760 VSV 1.180 IG Fiskur ehf. 1.131 Ísfélag Vm. 1.121 Gjögur ehf. 993 ID Fiskur ehf. 982 Bergur ehf. 917 Frár ehf. 886 Hásteinn ehf. 776 Dala-Rafn ehf. 756 Stígandi ehf. 729 Soffanías Cesilsson hf. 696 Ufsaberg ehf. 619 Matthías Óskarsson 583 Fiskkaupaþjónustan ehf. 556 Ocean Direct ehf. 414 Geir ehf. 321 Samherji 278 76 Other companies 3.782 Sum 24.704 Vessel
% 14,21% 10,99% 7,13% 4,77% 4,58% 4,54% 4,02% 3,97% 3,71% 3,59% 3,14% 3,06% 2,95% 2,82% 2,51% 2,36% 2,25% 1,68% 1,30% 1,13% 15,31% 85%
Aggreg. 14,21% 25,19% 32,32% 37,09% 41,67% 46,21% 50,23% 54,20% 57,92% 61,50% 64,64% 67,70% 70,65% 73,47% 75,98% 78,34% 80,59% 82,26% 83,57% 84,69% 100,00%
Nr. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Vessel Bergur- Huginn ehf. Brim hf. Nesfiskur ehf. VSV IG Fiskur ehf. Gjögur ehf. Sæból ehf. Frár ehf. Dala-Rafn ehf. Ísfélag Vm hf. Stígandi ehf. Bergur ehf. SC hf. Hásteinn ehf. ID Fiskur ehf. Matthías Óskarsson HG Skinney-Þinganes Geir ehf. Birnir ehf. 94 Other companies Sum
2009 Tonn (gutted) 2.877 1.400 1.337 1.002 965 927 728 685 620 616 610 540 537 527 513 400 383 366 339 272 3.739 19.383
% 14,84% 7,22% 6,90% 5,17% 4,98% 4,78% 3,76% 3,53% 3,20% 3,18% 3,15% 2,79% 2,77% 2,72% 2,65% 2,07% 1,98% 1,89% 1,75% 1,40% 19,29% 100%
Aggreg. 14,84% 22,07% 28,96% 34,13% 39,11% 43,89% 47,65% 51,18% 54,38% 57,56% 60,71% 63,49% 66,26% 68,98% 71,63% 73,70% 75,68% 77,56% 79,31% 80,71% 100,00%
Relatively few companies were responsible for the mainstay of the haddock that was exported whole/fresh in containers from Iceland. In contrast to the cod export, many seafood companies with their own processing facilities are exporting large volumes of unprocessed haddock. On the list above are some of the largest quota holders in Iceland. It is also interesting to see that amongst the top 25 are three companies that are not involved in the catching.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Classification of suppliers There are only a handful of companies that account for the mainstay of the cod and haddock that is being exported unprocessed from Iceland to the UK. Those companies can basically be divided into three categories i.e. a) companies that are only involved in the catching sector, b) fishing- and processing companies, export companies and d) small vessels.
a) Companies that are only involved in the catching sector usually export most of their catch unprocessed to the UK. But they also often sell some part of the catch in Icelandic auction markets and might in some cases even have a contract with a processing company to buy some part of the catch directly. Most of the companies in this category are small family businesses with one vessel. These companies structure their operation around the arrival of the container vessels and their main objective is to fulfil the requirements of the UK market. b) Seafood companies that are both involved in catching and processing usually process most of their catch themselves and export only the catch they do not feel confident they will profit more from processing themselves. These companies often (but not entirely) structure their operation around the needs of the processing plant, meaning that the vessels will base their landings on the requirements of the processing plant. These companies have in most cases kept the cod for themselves, but exported some part of the other species. c) In 2009 there were 39 companies that bought unprocessed fish in Iceland and exported it directly, without adding any processing. These companies are private limited companies that mainly buy fish on the Icelandic auction markets in order to supply foreign auction markets or foreign processors. d) Small day-boats that primerally supply domestic auction markets, but on occations ship some of theyr catch in containers to the UK.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Top five Icelandic suppliers of whole/fresh cod to the UK in 2008 The top five Icelandic suppliers of unprocessed cod to the UK accounted for more than 41% of the total volume in 2008, they are:
1. Bergur-Huginn ehf. Bergur-Huginn is the single largest Icelandic supplier of whole, fresh containerised cod to the UK, accounting for almost 15% of the total volume in 2008. This is a fishing company with around fifty employees, located in Vestmannaeyjar in the south of Iceland. The company has grown considerably in the last decade, as large investments have been made in vessels and quotas. Bergur-Huginn operates three almost brand new vessels i.e. Smáey VE, Vestmannaey VE and Bergey VE. Bergur-Huginn is the fourteenth largest quota holder in Iceland, with 1,85% of the overall quota, 1,1% of the cod quota (1.400 ton) and 4,2% of the haddock quota (3.100 ton). 2. Gjögur ehf. Gjögur was the second largest Icelandic supplier of unprocessed cod to the UK in 2008. The company is involved in both the catching and processing sector, operating two trawlers (Vörður EA and Oddgeir EA) and a processing plant in Grindavík, on the south coast of Iceland. Gjögur also owns a pelagic freezer, which it operates from Grenivík in the north of Iceland. The company has somewhere between 70 and 100 employees in all and is Iceland’s sixteenth largest quota holder with 1,34% of the overall quota. A large part of the quota is however in pelagic species, but it has 0,8% of the cod quota (1.000 ton) and 1,1% of the haddock quota (800 ton). 3. Bergur ehf. Bergur is a small family business in Vestmannaeyjar that was established in the middle of last century by a skipper. His children have now taken over the operation, as skippers and managing directors. The company owns one vessel, Bergur VE, which exports almost all of its catch in containers to the UK and Germany. Bergur has about 20 employees in all, it is the 39th largest overall quota holder in Iceland, with 0,5% of the cod quota (520 ton) and 0,9% of the haddock quota (630 ton).
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
4. Soffanías Cecilsson hf. Soffanías Cecilsson is a seafood company in Grundarfjörður, on the west coast of Iceland, which uses part of its vessels catch for their own processing and exports part unprocessed in containers to the UK and Germany. They operate three vessels i.e. Grundfirðingur SH, Sigurborg SH and Sóley SH. The company employs about 50 people in all. It has 0,87% of the allocated overall quota, 1,1% of the cod quota (1.400 ton) and 1,1% of the haddock quota (830 ton) 5. Guðmundur Runólfsson hf. GR is a seafood company in Grundarfjörður, on the west coast of Iceland, which uses part of its vessels catch for their own production and exports part unprocessed in containers to the UK and Germany. They operate two vessels, Helgi SH and Hringur SH. The company, which employs around 100 people, is Iceland’s 20th largest quota holder, with 1% of the overall quota. It has 0,9% of the allocated cod quota (1.100 ton) and 1,3% of the haddock quota (1.000 ton).
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Top five Icelandic suppliers of whole/fresh haddock to the UK in 2008 The top five Icelandic suppliers of unprocessed haddock to the UK accounted for 42% of the total volume in 2008, they are:
1. Bergur-Huginn ehf. Bergur-Huginn is the single largest Icelandic supplier of whole, fresh containerised haddock to the UK, accounting for 14,2% (3.500 ton) of the total volume in 2008. This is a fishing company with around fifty employees, located in Vestmannaeyjar in the south of Iceland. The company has grown considerably in the last decade, as large investments have been made in vessels and quotas. Bergur-Huginn operates three almost brand new vessels i.e. Smáey VE, Vestmannaey VE and Bergey VE. Bergur-Huginn is the fourteenth largest quota holder in Iceland, with 1,85% of the overall quota, 1,1% of the cod quota (1.400 ton) and 4,2% of the haddock quota (3.100 ton). 2. Brim hf. Brim was the second largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, exporting 2.700 tons in all, or 11% the total export of unprocessed haddock that year. Brim hf. is the second largest quota holder in Iceland with more than 6,3% of the overall quota, 5,5% of the allocated cod quota (7.100 tons) and 5,6% of the haddock quota (4.200). Brim operates seven vessels, a large processing plant in Akureyri and smaller production units in four other locations around Iceland. The company uses most of its catch for its own production, but one of its trawlers, Sólbakur EA, exports almost its entire range of haddock unprocessed to the UK. The company employs over 300 people the whole year around, but there are in addition many employees that are working for the company some part of the year, for example during the main fishing seasons. 3. Nesfiskur ehf. Nesfiskur was the third largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, exporting over 1.800 tons of unprocessed haddock - or 7,3% of the total exports. Nesfiskur is a fishing and processing company in Garður, on the south coast of Iceland, which operates a diverse collection of small and large vessels. The company owns ten vessels in all, ranging from large freezer trawlers to small jiggers. The company uses most of its catch for its own production, but has exported part of the haddock catch to the UK. Its main UK supplying vessels are Berglín GK and Sóley Sigurjóns GK. The company is the 12th largest quota holder in Iceland, accounting for 2,5% of the allocated cod quota (3.100 tons) and 3,5% of the haddock quota (2.600 tons).
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
4. Vinnslustöðin hf. VSV was the fourth largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, accounting for 4,9% of the total volume (1.200 tons). VSV is the eighth largest quota holder in Iceland, operating nine vessels and a large processing plant in Vestmannaeyjar. It uses most of its cod for its own production, but exports considerable part of its haddock unprocessed in containers to the UK. Its main UK supplying vessels are Drangavík VE, Brynjólfur VE and Gullberg VE (which they bought late last year). VSV is Iceland‘s 8th largest quota holder, accounting for 3,5% of the overall quota, 2,3% of the allocated cod quota (2.900 tons) and 2,6% of the haddock quota (2.000 tons). The company employs more than 200 people on permanent basis, but many more are on the payroll some part of the year. In 2007 there were for example 520 people in all on the payroll at one time or another. 5. IG Fiskur ehf. IG Fiskur was the fifth largest exporter of unprocessed haddock from Iceland in 2008, accounting for 4,6% of the total volume (1.100 tons). IG Fiskur is basically a one man operation located in Reykjavík. The company buys fish at the Icelandic auction markets and exports it directly to the auction markets in Hull and Grimsby.
Source: Directory of fisheries (www.fiskistofa.is)
Supply of containerised fish depending on where the fishing vessels are registered
Vestmannaeyjar and Grundarfjörður have always been the largest export harbours of containerised fish being supplied to the UK
Source: Statistics Iceland (www.statice.is)
