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 | Longtail tuna | 708 |
2 | Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel | 222 |
3 | Kawakawa | 214 |
4 | Requiem sharks nei | 176 |
5 | Talang queenfish | 164 |
6 | Carangids nei | 161 |
7 | Bigeye trevally | 152 |
8 | Orangespotted trevally | 143 |
9 | Pickhandle barracuda | 127 |
10 | Great barracuda | 119 |
11 | Sky emperor | 116 |
12 | Bluespot mullet | 86 |
13 | Groupers nei | 68 |
14 | Greater amberjack | 59 |
15 | Cobia | 53 |
16 | Sharptooth jobfish | 45 |
16 | Two-spot red snapper | 45 |
18 | Marlins,sailfishes,etc. nei | 44 |
19 | Yellowfin tuna | 35 |
20 | Giant trevally | 30 |
21 | Mangrove red snapper | 28 |
21 | Camouflage grouper | 28 |
23 | Marine fishes nei | 25 |
24 | Brownspotted grouper | 16 |
25 | Barracudas nei | 13 |
26 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 10 |
27 | Snappers nei | 9 |
28 | Tuna-like fishes nei | 8 |
28 | Areolate grouper | 8 |
30 | Largehead hairtail | 7 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.