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 | Common dolphinfish | 296 |
2 | Yellowfin tuna | 237 |
3 | Stromboid conchs nei | 232 |
4 | Parrotfishes nei | 209 |
5 | Filefishes, leatherjackets nei | 71 |
6 | Caribbean spiny lobster | 64 |
7 | Groupers nei | 58 |
8 | Snappers nei | 52 |
9 | Blue marlin | 43 |
10 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 41 |
11 | Yellowtail snapper | 38 |
12 | Needlefishes, etc. nei | 29 |
13 | Marine fishes nei | 23 |
14 | Tunas nei | 20 |
14 | Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei | 20 |
16 | Queen snapper | 19 |
17 | Carangids nei | 18 |
18 | Bigeye scad | 17 |
19 | Surgeonfishes nei | 15 |
19 | Squirrelfishes nei | 15 |
21 | Various sharks nei | 10 |
22 | Red lionfish | 8 |
23 | Wahoo | 7 |
24 | Seerfishes nei | 5 |
24 | Clupeoids nei | 5 |
26 | Boxfishes nei | 4 |
27 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 3 |
28 | Batwing coral crab | 2 |
28 | Slipper lobsters nei | 2 |
32 | Spotted spiny lobster | 1 |
32 | Rays and skates nei | 1 |
32 | Rainbow runner | 1 |
32 | Morays eels, etc. nei | 1 |
32 | Channel-clinging crab | 1 |
32 | Porgies, seabreams nei | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.