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 | European pilchard(=Sardine) | 39,194 |
2 | European anchovy | 13,912 |
3 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 1,661 |
4 | European hake | 1,177 |
5 | Jack and horse mackerels nei | 1,006 |
6 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 816 |
7 | Deep-water rose shrimp | 760 |
8 | Red mullet | 647 |
9 | Round sardinella | 341 |
10 | Norway lobster | 273 |
11 | Sea urchins, etc. nei | 256 |
12 | Gilthead seabream | 229 |
13 | Common carp | 220 |
14 | Stony sea urchin | 171 |
15 | Horned and musky octopuses | 165 |
16 | Common sole | 140 |
17 | Common octopus | 137 |
18 | European squid | 135 |
19 | Various squids nei | 109 |
20 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 103 |
21 | Mullets nei | 100 |
22 | Monkfishes nei | 98 |
23 | Whiting | 97 |
23 | Common cuttlefish | 97 |
25 | Picarel | 92 |
26 | Gurnards, searobins nei | 76 |
27 | Dogfish sharks nei | 74 |
28 | Bogue | 68 |
29 | Common pandora | 63 |
30 | Warty venus | 59 |
30 | Red scorpionfish | 59 |
32 | Marine fishes nei | 58 |
33 | Frigate and bullet tunas | 54 |
34 | John dory | 49 |
34 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 49 |
36 | European sprat | 47 |
37 | Megrim | 45 |
39 | Smooth-hound | 43 |
39 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 43 |
39 | Salema | 43 |
41 | Freshwater fishes nei | 41 |
42 | Swordfish | 39 |
43 | Great Mediterranean scallop | 38 |
43 | Wels(=Som) catfish | 38 |
45 | Surmullet | 36 |
46 | Greater amberjack | 35 |
46 | European conger | 35 |
48 | Saddled seabream | 34 |
49 | Atlantic mackerel | 30 |
50 | European flat oyster | 28 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.