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 | 342,643 |
| 2 | Californian anchovy | 337,702 |
| 3 | Pacific thread herring | 218,357 |
| 4 | Yellowfin tuna | 120,218 |
| 5 | Pacific anchoveta | 65,103 |
| 6 | Pacific chub mackerel | 56,232 |
| 7 | Cannonball jellyfish | 55,281 |
| 8 | Callinectes swimcrabs nei | 28,220 |
| 9 | Mexican four-eyed octopus | 27,139 |
| 10 | Blue shrimp | 26,174 |
| 11 | Marine fishes nei | 20,442 |
| 12 | Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei | 19,131 |
| 13 | North Pacific hake | 18,469 |
| 14 | Gastropods nei | 17,782 |
| 15 | Skipjack tuna | 14,190 |
| 16 | Weakfishes nei | 14,103 |
| 17 | Common octopus | 13,220 |
| 18 | Pacific sierra | 12,745 |
| 19 | Yellowleg shrimp | 12,483 |
| 20 | Jacks, crevalles nei | 12,351 |
| 21 | Northern brown shrimp | 10,010 |
| 22 | Milkfish | 9,656 |
| 23 | Groupers nei | 8,851 |
| 24 | Flathead grey mullet | 8,509 |
| 25 | Red-eye round herring | 7,263 |
| 26 | Common snook | 7,197 |
| 27 | Sea catfishes nei | 6,971 |
| 28 | Stingrays nei | 6,889 |
| 29 | Flatfishes nei | 6,810 |
| 30 | Cupped oysters nei | 6,701 |
| 31 | Pacific calico scallop | 6,552 |
| 32 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 6,497 |
| 33 | Tilapias nei | 5,716 |
| 34 | Snappers nei | 5,714 |
| 35 | Northern red snapper | 4,791 |
| 36 | White mullet | 4,779 |
| 37 | Blue shark | 4,700 |
| 38 | Pacific red snapper | 4,391 |
| 39 | Black skipjack | 4,282 |
| 40 | Venus clams nei | 3,792 |
| 41 | Eastern Pacific bonito | 3,695 |
| 42 | Blue runner | 3,565 |
| 43 | Whiteleg shrimp | 3,398 |
| 44 | Freshwater fishes nei | 3,392 |
| 45 | Clams, etc. nei | 3,307 |
| 46 | Tropical spiny lobsters nei | 3,290 |
| 47 | Brazilian groupers nei | 3,253 |
| 48 | Pompanos nei | 3,216 |
| 49 | Common carp | 3,069 |
| 50 | Marine crabs nei | 2,881 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.