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 | Acoupa weakfish | 680 |
2 | Green weakfish | 477 |
3 | Penaeus shrimps nei | 317 |
4 | Crucifix sea catfish | 313 |
5 | Tripletail | 211 |
6 | Smalltooth weakfish | 117 |
7 | Snooks(=Robalos) nei | 32 |
8 | Marine fishes nei | 31 |
9 | Atlantic goliath grouper | 28 |
10 | Tarpon | 19 |
11 | Seerfishes nei | 18 |
12 | Crevalle jack | 12 |
13 | Softhead sea catfish | 10 |
14 | Snappers nei | 9 |
15 | Weakfishes nei | 7 |
16 | Torroto grunt | 3 |
17 | Stingrays, butterfly rays nei | 2 |
17 | Various sharks nei | 2 |
19 | Gillbacker sea catfish | 1 |
19 | Coco sea catfish | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.