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 | Marine fishes nei | 11,510 |
2 | Penaeus shrimps nei | 2,020 |
3 | Skipjack tuna | 830 |
4 | Yellowfin tuna | 545 |
5 | Sergestid shrimps nei | 375 |
6 | Scads nei | 100 |
7 | Longtail tuna | 95 |
8 | Barracudas nei | 80 |
9 | Frigate and bullet tunas | 55 |
10 | False trevally | 45 |
11 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 40 |
11 | Indian mackerels nei | 40 |
13 | Threadfin breams nei | 30 |
13 | Jacks, crevalles nei | 30 |
16 | Snappers, jobfishes nei | 25 |
16 | Bigeye scad | 25 |
16 | Common squids nei | 25 |
19 | Rainbow sardine | 20 |
19 | Ponyfishes(=Slipmouths) | 20 |
19 | Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei | 20 |
19 | Green tiger prawn | 20 |
23 | Metapenaeus shrimps nei | 15 |
23 | Queenfishes | 15 |
23 | Groupers nei | 15 |
26 | Indian halibut | 10 |
26 | Carangids nei | 10 |
26 | Bigeyes nei | 10 |
31 | Croakers, drums nei | 5 |
31 | Largehead hairtail | 5 |
31 | Kawakawa | 5 |
31 | Chacunda gizzard shad | 5 |
31 | Spinefeet(=Rabbitfishes) nei | 5 |
31 | Spotted sicklefish | 5 |
31 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 5 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.