Top Gabon Fish Catches

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	Sampa	7,590
2	Bonga shad	6,405
3	Mullets nei	2,195
4	West African croakers nei	2,050
5	African obscure snakehead	1,415
6	Dentex nei	1,205
7	Giant African threadfin	1,080
8	Marine fishes nei	1,050
9	Black catfishes nei	705
9	Jack and horse mackerels nei	705
11	Barracudas nei	655
12	Freshwater siluroids nei	635
13	Tilapias nei	530
14	Sea catfishes nei	460
14	Grunts, sweetlips nei	460
16	Royal threadfin	445
17	Flatfishes nei	385
18	Porgies, seabreams nei	345
19	Freshwater fishes nei	320
20	Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei	300
21	Lesser African threadfin	230
22	Penaeus shrimps nei	185
23	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	155
24	Snappers nei	145
25	Atlantic chub mackerel	135
26	West African goatfish	125
27	Groupers nei	115
28	Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj)	105
29	Bobo croaker	95
30	Various squids nei	85
31	Marine crabs nei	60
32	Largehead hairtail	50
32	African sicklefish	50
34	Southern pink shrimp	40
34	Bigeye tuna	40
36	Jacks, crevalles nei	30
41	Pandoras nei	20
41	Octopuses, etc. nei	20
41	Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei	20
41	Groupers, seabasses nei	20
41	Canary drum(=Baardman)	20
41	Tropical spiny lobsters nei	20
41	Bogue	20
41	Bearded brotula	20
41	Yellowfin tuna	20

Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.