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 | Yellowfin tuna | 386 |
2 | Marine fishes nei | 224 |
3 | Bigeye scad | 143 |
4 | Common dolphinfish | 142 |
5 | Stromboid conchs nei | 105 |
6 | Blue marlin | 90 |
7 | Carangids nei | 72 |
8 | Snappers nei | 64 |
9 | Caribbean spiny lobster | 59 |
10 | Filefishes, leatherjackets nei | 43 |
11 | Blackfin tuna | 30 |
12 | Various sharks nei | 25 |
13 | Parrotfishes nei | 18 |
14 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 12 |
14 | Tunas nei | 12 |
16 | Skipjack tuna | 9 |
17 | Atlantic sailfish | 8 |
17 | Marlins,sailfishes,etc. nei | 8 |
19 | Rainbow runner | 7 |
21 | Seerfishes nei | 6 |
21 | Barracudas nei | 6 |
21 | Yellowtail snapper | 6 |
23 | Red lionfish | 5 |
25 | Rays and skates nei | 4 |
25 | Squirrelfishes nei | 4 |
25 | Surgeonfishes nei | 4 |
25 | Flyingfishes nei | 4 |
28 | Wahoo | 3 |
29 | Sea egg | 2 |
31 | Octopuses, etc. nei | 1 |
31 | Morays eels, etc. nei | 1 |
31 | Surmullets(=Red mullets) nei | 1 |
31 | Groupers nei | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.