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 | Chilean jack mackerel | 784,800 |
| 2 | Anchoveta(=Peruvian anchovy) | 741,344 |
| 3 | Chilean kelp | 231,878 |
| 4 | Araucanian herring | 223,935 |
| 5 | Pacific chub mackerel | 123,004 |
| 6 | Jumbo flying squid | 97,687 |
| 7 | Gracilaria seaweeds | 39,690 |
| 8 | Southern rays bream | 38,011 |
| 9 | Giant kelps nei | 34,981 |
| 10 | South Pacific hake | 32,475 |
| 11 | Skottsberg's gigartina | 27,109 |
| 12 | Leister | 26,628 |
| 13 | Chilean sea urchin | 26,622 |
| 14 | Antarctic krill | 18,831 |
| 15 | Southern hake | 17,202 |
| 16 | Falkland sprat | 13,869 |
| 17 | Patagonian grenadier | 11,624 |
| 18 | Bull kelp | 11,602 |
| 19 | Taca clam | 9,668 |
| 20 | Carrot squat lobster | 7,258 |
| 21 | Cholga mussel | 5,248 |
| 22 | Swordfish | 4,964 |
| 23 | Clams, etc. nei | 4,812 |
| 24 | Southern king crab | 4,758 |
| 25 | Mote sculpin | 4,446 |
| 26 | Patagonian toothfish | 4,357 |
| 27 | Chilean nylon shrimp | 4,305 |
| 28 | Mola rock crab | 3,740 |
| 29 | Blue squat lobster | 3,522 |
| 30 | Pacific menhaden | 3,399 |
| 31 | Southern blue whiting | 3,296 |
| 32 | Pacific sardine | 2,678 |
| 33 | Butterfishes, pomfrets nei | 2,292 |
| 34 | Snoek | 2,289 |
| 35 | False abalone | 2,123 |
| 36 | Red sea squirt | 2,055 |
| 37 | Softshell red crab | 1,925 |
| 38 | Marine crabs nei | 1,800 |
| 39 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 1,765 |
| 40 | Choro mussel | 1,599 |
| 41 | Jellyfishes nei | 1,514 |
| 42 | Pink cusk-eel | 1,496 |
| 43 | Taquilla clams | 1,421 |
| 44 | Macha clam | 1,157 |
| 45 | Warehou nei | 976 |
| 46 | Corvina drum | 934 |
| 47 | Plownose chimaera | 899 |
| 48 | Chilean mussel | 800 |
| 49 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 706 |
| 50 | Eastern Pacific bonito | 519 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.