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 | Caribbean spiny lobster | 4,225 |
| 2 | Marine fishes nei | 2,955 |
| 3 | Blue tilapia | 997 |
| 4 | Mojarras, etc. nei | 856 |
| 5 | Lane snapper | 736 |
| 6 | Atlantic thread herring | 708 |
| 7 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 654 |
| 8 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 468 |
| 9 | Scaled sardines | 467 |
| 10 | Blackfin tuna | 446 |
| 11 | Northern pink shrimp | 333 |
| 12 | Stromboid conchs nei | 322 |
| 13 | Southern red snapper | 314 |
| 14 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 278 |
| 15 | Blue crab | 142 |
| 16 | Porgies | 112 |
| 17 | Marine crabs nei | 104 |
| 18 | Yellowtail snapper | 97 |
| 19 | Mullets nei | 72 |
| 20 | Seerfishes nei | 66 |
| 21 | Snappers, jobfishes nei | 38 |
| 21 | Black stone crab | 38 |
| 23 | Skipjack tuna | 25 |
| 24 | Nassau grouper | 24 |
| 25 | Jacks, crevalles nei | 13 |
| 26 | Porgies, seabreams nei | 12 |
| 27 | Common dolphinfish | 8 |
| 27 | Atlantic sailfish | 8 |
| 29 | Groupers nei | 7 |
| 30 | Clams, etc. nei | 6 |
| 31 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 5 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.