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 | American lobster | 98,060 |
| 2 | Queen crab | 94,523 |
| 3 | Atlantic herring | 77,539 |
| 4 | American sea scallop | 57,955 |
| 5 | Northern prawn | 55,486 |
| 6 | Stimpson's surf clam | 38,508 |
| 7 | North Pacific hake | 38,406 |
| 8 | Harp seal | 31,569 |
| 9 | Scorpionfishes, redfishes nei | 18,422 |
| 10 | Atlantic cod | 14,726 |
| 11 | Atlantic redfishes nei | 13,273 |
| 12 | North Atlantic rockweed | 12,097 |
| 13 | Walleye | 12,048 |
| 14 | Clams, etc. nei | 12,047 |
| 15 | Greenland halibut | 10,899 |
| 16 | Sea cucumbers nei | 10,579 |
| 17 | Yellowtail flounder | 10,429 |
| 18 | Pandalus shrimps nei | 10,415 |
| 19 | Haddock | 9,322 |
| 20 | Alaska pollock(=Walleye poll.) | 8,959 |
| 21 | Dungeness crab | 8,660 |
| 22 | Atlantic halibut | 6,494 |
| 23 | Capelin | 5,118 |
| 24 | Pacific herring | 4,722 |
| 25 | Alewife | 4,608 |
| 26 | Arrowtooth flounder | 4,203 |
| 27 | Albacore | 3,666 |
| 28 | Sea urchins nei | 3,620 |
| 29 | Flatfishes nei | 3,571 |
| 30 | Pacific halibut | 3,440 |
| 31 | Lake(=Common) whitefish | 3,232 |
| 32 | Saithe(=Pollock) | 2,972 |
| 33 | Sablefish | 2,966 |
| 34 | Silver hake | 2,723 |
| 35 | Atlantic rock crab | 2,720 |
| 36 | Sockeye(=Red) salmon | 2,616 |
| 37 | American yellow perch | 2,291 |
| 38 | Pink(=Humpback) salmon | 1,966 |
| 39 | Pond smelt | 1,911 |
| 40 | Northern quahog(=Hard clam) | 1,885 |
| 41 | Whelks | 1,847 |
| 42 | Natantian decapods nei | 1,750 |
| 43 | Suckers nei | 1,723 |
| 44 | Lingcod | 1,622 |
| 45 | Sand gaper | 1,471 |
| 46 | Chinook(=Spring=King) salmon | 1,432 |
| 47 | Swordfish | 1,342 |
| 48 | Pacific geoduck | 1,219 |
| 49 | Marine crabs nei | 1,093 |
| 50 | Northern pike | 1,080 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.