Top fish catches in metric tons from the latest year with data available, 2022. Data from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
| Rank | Fish Species | Metric Tons |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | European pilchard(=Sardine) | 30,525 |
| 2 | Sardinellas nei | 23,755 |
| 3 | Clupeoids nei | 6,800 |
| 4 | Swordfish | 3,305 |
| 5 | Whiting | 2,785 |
| 6 | Jack and horse mackerels nei | 2,550 |
| 7 | Bullet tuna | 1,840 |
| 8 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 1,685 |
| 9 | Deep-water rose shrimp | 1,250 |
| 10 | European anchovy | 1,230 |
| 11 | Greater weever | 620 |
| 12 | Blue and red shrimp | 550 |
| 13 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 510 |
| 14 | Atlantic bonito | 495 |
| 15 | Common dentex | 345 |
| 16 | Bogue | 310 |
| 17 | Marine fishes nei | 305 |
| 18 | Marine crustaceans nei | 285 |
| 19 | Common squids nei | 270 |
| 20 | Common cuttlefish | 240 |
| 21 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 200 |
| 22 | Monkfishes nei | 135 |
| 23 | Groupers nei | 110 |
| 24 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 100 |
| 25 | Greater forkbeard | 90 |
| 25 | Scorpionfishes, redfishes nei | 90 |
| 27 | Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei | 75 |
| 28 | Salema | 50 |
| 28 | John dory | 50 |
| 30 | Sand steenbras | 45 |
| 31 | Common pandora | 40 |
| 32 | European hake | 35 |
| 34 | Pargo breams nei | 20 |
| 34 | Norway lobster | 20 |
| 34 | Marine molluscs nei | 20 |
| 36 | Yellowfin tuna | 15 |
| 38 | Saddled seabream | 10 |
| 38 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 10 |
| 38 | European conger | 10 |
| 40 | Mullets nei | 5 |
| 40 | Common sole | 5 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.