Top Japan 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).

Rank	Fish Species	Metric Tons
1	Pacific sardine	613,200
2	Yesso scallop	340,000
3	Pacific chub mackerel	315,900
4	Skipjack tuna	171,487
5	Marine fishes nei	170,808
6	Alaska pollock(=Walleye poll.)	160,200
7	Japanese anchovy	135,100
8	Japanese jack mackerel	99,700
9	Amberjacks nei	92,800
10	Chum(=Keta=Dog) salmon	89,694
11	Red-eye round herring	64,700
12	Pacific cod	57,500
13	Yellowfin tuna	48,519
14	Clupeoids nei	42,800
15	Japanese kelp	40,900
16	Flatfishes nei	35,400
17	Okhotsk atka mackerel	35,300
18	Japanese flying squid	29,700
19	Bigeye tuna	28,130
20	Various squids nei	24,400
21	Albacore	22,913
22	Clams, etc. nei	22,900
23	Octopuses, etc. nei	22,200
24	Pacific herring	20,600
25	Pacific saury	18,400
26	Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei	16,782
27	Aquatic plants nei	15,700
28	Silver seabream	15,600
29	Japanese scad	15,100
30	Red snow crab	12,300
31	Natantian decapods nei	11,600
32	Marine crustaceans nei	10,800
33	Japanese Spanish mackerel	10,300
34	Pacific bluefin tuna	10,113
35	Porgies, seabreams nei	8,400
36	Japanese corbicula	8,313
37	Largehead hairtail	6,900
37	Sea urchins nei	6,900
39	Aquatic invertebrates nei	6,752
40	Swordfish	6,677
41	Frigate and bullet tunas	6,600
42	Puffers nei	6,300
43	Southern bluefin tuna	6,013
44	Bastard halibut	5,900
45	Japanese carpet shell	5,700
46	Japanese seabass	5,400
47	Japanese sea cucumber	5,100
48	Atlantic bluefin tuna	5,031
49	Horned turban	4,000
50	Neon flying squid	3,600

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