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 | Argentine hake | 284,682 |
| 2 | Argentine red shrimp | 208,458 |
| 3 | Argentine shortfin squid | 167,109 |
| 4 | Patagonian scallop | 47,803 |
| 5 | Whitemouth croaker | 22,658 |
| 6 | Patagonian grenadier | 21,087 |
| 7 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 14,309 |
| 8 | Southern blue whiting | 11,895 |
| 9 | Argentine anchovy | 9,674 |
| 10 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 6,393 |
| 11 | Brazilian flathead | 6,084 |
| 12 | Red porgy | 5,893 |
| 13 | Prochilods nei | 5,213 |
| 14 | Stripped weakfish | 5,065 |
| 15 | Common carp | 4,827 |
| 16 | Patagonian toothfish | 3,638 |
| 17 | Bastard halibuts nei | 3,299 |
| 18 | Argentinian silverside | 3,084 |
| 19 | Narrownose smooth-hound | 2,819 |
| 20 | Southern king crab | 2,135 |
| 21 | Pink cusk-eel | 1,583 |
| 22 | Argentine angelshark | 1,562 |
| 23 | Plownose chimaera | 1,426 |
| 24 | Argentine seabass | 871 |
| 25 | Tadpole codling | 741 |
| 26 | Ridge scaled rattail | 730 |
| 27 | Choicy ruff | 722 |
| 28 | Various sharks nei | 666 |
| 29 | Argentinian sandperch | 407 |
| 30 | Sea catfishes nei | 401 |
| 31 | Silversides(=Sand smelts) nei | 342 |
| 32 | Southwest Atlantic butterfish | 276 |
| 33 | Southern hake | 253 |
| 34 | Black drum | 249 |
| 35 | Argentine croaker | 201 |
| 36 | Parona leatherjacket | 183 |
| 37 | King weakfish | 155 |
| 38 | Bluefish | 153 |
| 39 | Yellownose skate | 140 |
| 40 | Brazilian menhaden | 119 |
| 41 | Wreckfish | 64 |
| 42 | American harvestfish | 63 |
| 43 | Argentine goatfish | 61 |
| 44 | Tope shark | 31 |
| 44 | Largehead hairtail | 31 |
| 46 | Marine crabs nei | 24 |
| 47 | Rough scad | 21 |
| 47 | Castaneta | 21 |
| 50 | Mullets nei | 20 |
| 50 | Rio skate | 20 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.