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 | Yellowfin tuna | 957 |
2 | Red hind | 110 |
3 | Parrotfishes nei | 80 |
4 | Snappers, jobfishes nei | 70 |
5 | Barracudas nei | 67 |
6 | Scads nei | 65 |
7 | Bigeye scad | 62 |
8 | Atlantic sailfish | 58 |
9 | Common dolphinfish | 52 |
10 | Coney | 47 |
11 | Blackfin tuna | 36 |
12 | Marine fishes nei | 34 |
13 | Caribbean spiny lobster | 30 |
14 | Carangids nei | 29 |
15 | Stromboid conchs nei | 26 |
16 | Blue marlin | 19 |
17 | Flyingfishes nei | 16 |
17 | Wahoo | 16 |
19 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 15 |
20 | Skipjack tuna | 12 |
21 | Rainbow runner | 8 |
23 | Sand tilefish | 7 |
23 | Swordfish | 7 |
23 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 7 |
25 | Atlantic white marlin | 5 |
26 | Squirrelfishes nei | 4 |
26 | Triggerfishes, durgons nei | 4 |
28 | Surgeonfishes nei | 3 |
28 | Albacore | 3 |
30 | Halfbeaks nei | 2 |
30 | Green turtle | 2 |
33 | Needlefishes, etc. nei | 1 |
33 | Groupers, seabasses nei | 1 |
33 | Bigeye tuna | 1 |
33 | King mackerel | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.