Top Bulgaria 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	Veined rapa whelk	2,165
2	European sprat	1,561
3	Bluefish	513
4	Sand gaper	337
5	Mediterranean mussel	225
6	Mediterranean horse mackerel	195
7	Red mullet	181
8	European anchovy	153
9	Turbot	55
10	Atlantic bonito	45
11	Whiting	28
13	Gobies nei	17
13	Thornback ray	17
13	Picked dogfish	17
15	Silversides(=Sand smelts) nei	16
16	Goldfish	10
17	Pontic shad	8
18	Common carp	7
19	Flathead grey mullet	6
20	Barbel	5
22	European pilchard(=Sardine)	4
22	Wels(=Som) catfish	4
22	Freshwater bream	4
24	Bighead carp	3
24	Silver carp	3
27	Grass carp(=White amur)	2
27	Leaping mullet	2
27	Vimba bream	2
27	Pike-perch	2
33	Garfish	1
33	Common shrimp	1
33	Bleak	1
33	Common nase	1
33	Common stingray	1
33	Danube bleak	1
33	Asp	1

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