Top Indonesia 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).

RankFish SpeciesMetric Tons
1Scads nei492,397
2Skipjack tuna406,771
3Indian mackerels nei280,804
4Yellowfin tuna269,843
5Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel248,024
6Marine fishes nei230,762
7Frigate tuna210,720
8Longtail tuna201,600
9Carangids nei193,178
10Groupers, seabasses nei191,853
11Common squids nei188,725
12Snappers nei175,352
13Goldstripe sardinella174,157
14Kawakawa156,309
15Goatfishes152,361
16Yellowstripe scad138,699
17Snappers, jobfishes nei131,759
18Anchovies, etc. nei123,226
19Sea catfishes nei110,668
20Ponyfishes(=Slipmouths) nei105,266
21Blue swimming crab97,097
22Metapenaeus shrimps nei95,506
23Spinefeet(=Rabbitfishes) nei88,512
24Mullets nei87,297
25Stolephorus anchovies nei82,442
26Blood cockle75,880
27Indian mackerel64,034
28Threadfin breams nei63,335
29Bigeye tuna61,235
30Black pomfret57,174
31Penaeid shrimps nei54,998
32Bigeye scad53,954
33Grey large-eye bream53,770
34Hairtails, scabbardfishes nei53,132
35Bali sardinella53,011
36Fourfinger threadfin53,006
37Jacks, crevalles nei51,166
38Butterfishes, pomfrets nei50,830
39Croakers, drums nei50,528
40Nile tilapia49,536
41Marine crabs nei48,381
42Brown seaweeds46,984
43Spotted sardinella46,417
44Sweetlips, rubberlips nei45,608
45Striped snakehead45,285
46Wolf-herrings nei45,089
47Red seaweeds42,000
48Threadfin and dwarf breams nei40,475
49Sergestid shrimps nei40,070
50Barramundi(=Giant seaperch)39,287

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