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 | 24,223 |
| 2 | Striped venus | 17,266 |
| 3 | European pilchard(=Sardine) | 13,052 |
| 4 | Skipjack tuna | 6,688 |
| 5 | European hake | 6,290 |
| 6 | Deep-water rose shrimp | 6,186 |
| 7 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 4,727 |
| 8 | Spottail mantis squillid | 3,746 |
| 9 | Common octopus | 3,478 |
| 10 | Common cuttlefish | 3,349 |
| 11 | Red mullet | 3,042 |
| 12 | Freshwater fishes nei | 2,750 |
| 13 | Scomber mackerels nei | 2,573 |
| 14 | Yellowfin tuna | 2,371 |
| 15 | Swordfish | 2,079 |
| 16 | Giant red shrimp | 1,896 |
| 17 | Mullets nei | 1,856 |
| 18 | Common sole | 1,558 |
| 19 | Surmullet | 1,299 |
| 20 | Smooth callista | 1,213 |
| 21 | Common dolphinfish | 1,174 |
| 22 | Caramote prawn | 1,168 |
| 23 | Albacore | 1,155 |
| 24 | Changeable nassa | 1,134 |
| 25 | Purple dye murex | 1,074 |
| 26 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 1,015 |
| 27 | Angler(=Monk) | 857 |
| 28 | Broadtail shortfin squid | 817 |
| 29 | Green seaweeds | 800 |
| 30 | Bogue | 778 |
| 31 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 767 |
| 32 | Scorpionfishes, rockfishes nei | 727 |
| 33 | Musky octopus | 705 |
| 34 | Salmonoids nei | 650 |
| 35 | Norway lobster | 610 |
| 36 | Horned octopus | 608 |
| 37 | Blue and red shrimp | 563 |
| 38 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 542 |
| 39 | Shortnose greeneye | 514 |
| 40 | Round sardinella | 494 |
| 41 | Sargo breams nei | 490 |
| 42 | Atlantic bonito | 480 |
| 43 | Donax clams | 477 |
| 44 | Frigate and bullet tunas | 465 |
| 45 | Whiting | 459 |
| 46 | Gilthead seabream | 453 |
| 47 | European squid | 443 |
| 48 | Blotched picarel | 438 |
| 49 | Atlantic mackerel | 433 |
| 50 | Marine crabs nei | 428 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.