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 | European anchovy | 12,818 |
| 2 | European pilchard(=Sardine) | 7,770 |
| 3 | European hake | 4,161 |
| 4 | Deep-water rose shrimp | 3,934 |
| 5 | Marine fishes nei | 3,555 |
| 6 | Bogue | 2,726 |
| 7 | Common octopus | 2,276 |
| 8 | Round sardinella | 1,925 |
| 9 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 1,827 |
| 10 | Red mullet | 1,671 |
| 11 | Mediterranean horse mackerel | 1,663 |
| 12 | Flathead grey mullet | 1,506 |
| 13 | Mediterranean shore crab | 1,432 |
| 14 | Common cuttlefish | 1,239 |
| 15 | Surmullet | 1,052 |
| 16 | Broadtail shortfin squid | 762 |
| 17 | Picarel | 725 |
| 18 | Red porgy | 716 |
| 19 | Gilthead seabream | 700 |
| 20 | Atlantic bonito | 659 |
| 21 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 644 |
| 22 | Common pandora | 642 |
| 23 | European squid | 576 |
| 24 | Monkfishes nei | 568 |
| 25 | Greater amberjack | 504 |
| 26 | Blue whiting(=Poutassou) | 495 |
| 27 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 424 |
| 28 | Scorpionfishes, redfishes nei | 423 |
| 29 | Saddled seabream | 403 |
| 30 | European seabass | 374 |
| 31 | Swordfish | 371 |
| 32 | Caramote prawn | 363 |
| 33 | Norway lobster | 305 |
| 34 | Common sole | 299 |
| 35 | Rays, stingrays, mantas nei | 285 |
| 36 | Common dentex | 280 |
| 37 | Frigate and bullet tunas | 273 |
| 38 | Horned and musky octopuses | 269 |
| 39 | White seabream | 268 |
| 40 | Marine crustaceans nei | 255 |
| 41 | Salema | 251 |
| 42 | Clams, etc. nei | 249 |
| 43 | Large-eye dentex | 225 |
| 44 | Goldfish | 210 |
| 45 | Common carp | 202 |
| 46 | Bluefish | 195 |
| 47 | Blotched picarel | 179 |
| 48 | Freshwater fishes nei | 177 |
| 49 | Mediterranean mussel | 174 |
| 50 | Comber | 163 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.