Top Belgium Fish Catches

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	Common sole	2,571
2	European plaice	2,440
3	Monkfishes nei	1,629
4	Common cuttlefish	1,530
5	Common shrimp	1,008
6	Megrim	895
7	Tub gurnard	746
8	Blonde ray	664
9	Norway lobster	660
10	Thornback ray	655
11	Small-spotted catshark	500
12	Common squids nei	461
13	Lemon sole	460
14	Haddock	434
15	Great Atlantic scallop	416
16	Atlantic cod	314
17	Pouting(=Bib)	261
18	Whiting	248
19	Atlantic mackerel	243
20	Turbot	236
21	Spotted ray	204
22	Common dab	192
22	Octopuses, etc. nei	192
24	Brill	170
25	Edible crab	165
26	European flounder	126
27	Surmullet	122
28	Red gurnard	119
29	Witch flounder	95
30	European hake	93
31	Pike-perch	83
32	Whelk	79
33	Inshore squids nei	61
34	Sea trout	56
35	Greater weever	52
35	Atlantic herring	52
37	Nursehound	46
38	European conger	38
39	John dory	36
40	Sand sole	33
41	Atlantic wolffish	32
42	Jack and horse mackerels nei	31
43	European eel	30
44	European seabass	24
44	Roach	24
46	Ling	21
47	Rainbow trout	20
48	Spinous spider crab	17
49	Pollack	16
50	Freshwater bream	15

Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.