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 | Skipjack tuna | 63,036 |
| 2 | Great Atlantic scallop | 44,161 |
| 3 | Tangle | 42,359 |
| 4 | Yellowfin tuna | 42,282 |
| 5 | European hake | 29,729 |
| 6 | Atlantic herring | 28,499 |
| 7 | European pilchard(=Sardine) | 26,244 |
| 8 | Monkfishes nei | 19,488 |
| 9 | Atlantic mackerel | 18,038 |
| 10 | North European kelp | 17,273 |
| 11 | Blue whiting(=Poutassou) | 14,219 |
| 12 | Saithe(=Pollock) | 11,508 |
| 13 | Whelk | 10,109 |
| 14 | Common cuttlefish | 9,489 |
| 15 | Bigeye tuna | 8,077 |
| 16 | Spinous spider crab | 7,562 |
| 17 | Albacore | 6,437 |
| 18 | Common European bittersweet | 6,265 |
| 19 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 5,842 |
| 20 | Whiting | 5,696 |
| 21 | Patagonian toothfish | 5,585 |
| 22 | Inshore squids nei | 5,558 |
| 23 | Atlantic cod | 4,995 |
| 24 | Haddock | 4,644 |
| 25 | European conger | 4,535 |
| 26 | Queen scallop | 4,205 |
| 27 | Common sole | 3,587 |
| 28 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 3,460 |
| 29 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 3,346 |
| 30 | Smooth-hounds nei | 3,137 |
| 31 | Pouting(=Bib) | 3,047 |
| 32 | Small-spotted catshark | 3,045 |
| 33 | Common octopus | 2,819 |
| 34 | Norway lobster | 2,656 |
| 35 | Red gurnard | 2,583 |
| 36 | European seabass | 2,522 |
| 37 | Frigate tuna | 2,255 |
| 38 | Megrim | 2,215 |
| 39 | Ling | 2,204 |
| 40 | Surmullet | 2,141 |
| 41 | Megrims nei | 1,900 |
| 42 | Cuckoo ray | 1,892 |
| 43 | Thornback ray | 1,858 |
| 44 | Blue ling | 1,831 |
| 45 | Black seabream | 1,822 |
| 46 | Gilthead seabream | 1,728 |
| 47 | Edible crab | 1,583 |
| 48 | Blonde ray | 1,380 |
| 49 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 1,373 |
| 50 | Pollack | 1,353 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.