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 | Blue whiting(=Poutassou) | 220,251 |
| 2 | Atlantic mackerel | 133,815 |
| 3 | Atlantic herring | 126,055 |
| 4 | Atlantic cod | 29,623 |
| 5 | Capelin | 29,577 |
| 6 | Saithe(=Pollock) | 17,051 |
| 7 | Haddock | 11,913 |
| 8 | Argentines | 9,408 |
| 9 | Queen scallop | 6,581 |
| 10 | Ling | 6,417 |
| 11 | Greenland halibut | 2,966 |
| 12 | Northern prawn | 2,819 |
| 13 | Tusk(=Cusk) | 2,308 |
| 14 | Angler(=Monk) | 1,566 |
| 15 | Atlantic redfishes nei | 936 |
| 16 | Blue ling | 753 |
| 17 | European sprat | 579 |
| 18 | Whiting | 538 |
| 19 | Long-finned pilot whale | 527 |
| 20 | Gadiformes nei | 445 |
| 21 | Rays and skates nei | 350 |
| 22 | European plaice | 335 |
| 23 | Lemon sole | 288 |
| 24 | Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) | 212 |
| 25 | Wolffishes(=Catfishes) nei | 199 |
| 26 | Atlantic halibut | 180 |
| 27 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 171 |
| 28 | Patchwork lampfishes | 160 |
| 29 | Bottlenose dolphin | 98 |
| 30 | Atlantic wolffish | 61 |
| 30 | Northern shortfin squid | 61 |
| 32 | Common dab | 49 |
| 33 | European hake | 38 |
| 34 | White hake | 34 |
| 35 | Norway lobster | 26 |
| 36 | Pollack | 22 |
| 36 | Spotted wolffish | 22 |
| 38 | Amer. plaice(=Long rough dab) | 17 |
| 39 | Black scabbardfish | 16 |
| 40 | Northern wolffish | 12 |
| 41 | Roundnose grenadier | 9 |
| 43 | Portuguese dogfish | 8 |
| 43 | Boarfish | 8 |
| 43 | Flatfishes nei | 8 |
| 45 | Dogfish sharks nei | 7 |
| 46 | Northern bottlenose whale | 6 |
| 46 | Grey gurnard | 6 |
| 48 | Witch flounder | 4 |
| 49 | Norway pout | 2 |
| 49 | Turbot | 2 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.