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 | Clupeoids nei | 49,730 |
| 2 | Estuarine crocodile | 37,241 |
| 3 | Blue grenadier | 10,852 |
| 4 | Blue mackerel | 8,929 |
| 5 | Greenback horse mackerel | 7,204 |
| 6 | Southern bluefin tuna | 6,577 |
| 7 | Australian spiny lobster | 6,535 |
| 8 | Snappers, jobfishes nei | 5,417 |
| 9 | Banana prawn | 3,765 |
| 10 | Marine fishes nei | 3,512 |
| 11 | Mullets nei | 3,245 |
| 12 | Southern Australia scallop | 3,232 |
| 13 | Patagonian toothfish | 3,137 |
| 14 | Penaeus shrimps nei | 3,105 |
| 15 | Flatheads nei | 3,066 |
| 16 | Sillago-whitings | 3,041 |
| 17 | Southern rock lobster | 2,946 |
| 18 | Gummy shark | 2,714 |
| 19 | Western school shrimp | 2,329 |
| 20 | Giant tiger prawn | 2,127 |
| 21 | Orange roughy | 1,974 |
| 22 | Brown seaweeds | 1,923 |
| 23 | Mackerels nei | 1,727 |
| 24 | Blacklip abalone | 1,595 |
| 25 | Blue swimming crab | 1,366 |
| 26 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 1,219 |
| 27 | Yellowfin tuna | 1,216 |
| 28 | Australian salmon | 1,193 |
| 29 | Albacore | 1,101 |
| 30 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 1,055 |
| 31 | Mackerel icefish | 1,023 |
| 32 | Barramundi(=Giant seaperch) | 1,021 |
| 33 | Scallops nei | 1,006 |
| 34 | Marine crustaceans nei | 944 |
| 35 | Endeavour shrimp | 884 |
| 36 | Pink cusk-eel | 875 |
| 37 | Eastern school shrimp | 831 |
| 38 | Swordfish | 785 |
| 39 | Leopard coralgrouper | 684 |
| 40 | Threadfins, tasselfishes nei | 640 |
| 41 | Sea urchins nei | 618 |
| 42 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 559 |
| 43 | Various squids nei | 542 |
| 44 | Pipi wedge clam | 540 |
| 45 | Silver seabream | 477 |
| 46 | Puffers nei | 448 |
| 47 | Abalones nei | 446 |
| 48 | Tropical spiny lobsters nei | 410 |
| 49 | Bigeye tuna | 371 |
| 50 | Redfish | 343 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.