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 | Capelin | 450,503 |
| 2 | Atlantic cod | 243,991 |
| 3 | Blue whiting(=Poutassou) | 191,813 |
| 4 | Atlantic herring | 184,319 |
| 5 | Atlantic mackerel | 129,886 |
| 6 | Saithe(=Pollock) | 62,187 |
| 7 | Haddock | 57,186 |
| 8 | Golden redfish | 30,201 |
| 9 | North Atlantic rockweed | 16,100 |
| 10 | Beaked redfish | 9,574 |
| 11 | Greenland halibut | 8,805 |
| 12 | Atlantic wolffish | 8,765 |
| 13 | European plaice | 7,330 |
| 14 | Argentines | 6,877 |
| 15 | Ling | 6,826 |
| 16 | Lumpfish(=Lumpsucker) | 3,971 |
| 17 | Sea cucumbers nei | 2,827 |
| 18 | Northern prawn | 2,458 |
| 19 | Tangle | 2,200 |
| 20 | Tusk(=Cusk) | 1,938 |
| 21 | Lemon sole | 1,255 |
| 22 | Spotted wolffish | 785 |
| 23 | Whiting | 770 |
| 24 | Common dab | 760 |
| 25 | Witch flounder | 669 |
| 26 | Blue ling | 427 |
| 27 | European edible sea urchin | 348 |
| 28 | Whelk | 291 |
| 29 | Starry ray | 221 |
| 30 | Norway pout | 200 |
| 31 | Atlantic halibut | 195 |
| 32 | Angler(=Monk) | 157 |
| 33 | Fin whale | 148 |
| 34 | Blue skate | 106 |
| 35 | Wolffishes(=Catfishes) nei | 86 |
| 35 | Megrim | 86 |
| 37 | Marine crabs nei | 80 |
| 38 | Amer. plaice(=Long rough dab) | 74 |
| 38 | Roughhead grenadier | 74 |
| 40 | Iceland scallop | 72 |
| 41 | Black scabbardfish | 62 |
| 42 | Atlantic salmon | 58 |
| 43 | Norway redfish | 56 |
| 44 | Sea trout | 38 |
| 45 | Roundnose grenadier | 20 |
| 46 | Orange roughy | 18 |
| 47 | Arctic char | 15 |
| 48 | Greenland shark | 8 |
| 48 | Ocean quahog | 8 |
| 50 | Sailray | 7 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.