Top Nicaragua 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	Yellowfin tuna	8,945
2	Skipjack tuna	7,741
3	Stromboid conchs nei	6,645
4	Sea cucumbers nei	6,371
5	Marine fishes nei	6,253
6	Snappers nei	3,184
7	Caribbean spiny lobster	3,070
8	Penaeus shrimps nei	2,477
9	Bigeye tuna	2,048
10	Sea catfishes nei	886
11	Snooks(=Robalos) nei	856
12	Blue crab	745
13	Pacific sierra	512
14	Spotted rose snapper	494
15	Sharks, rays, skates, etc. nei	479
16	Grunts, sweetlips nei	389
17	Weakfishes nei	378
18	Cichlids nei	369
19	Groupers, seabasses nei	320
20	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	288
21	Carangids nei	163
22	Green spiny lobster	156
23	Red pike conger	145
24	Tilapias nei	144
25	Machaca	107
26	Flatfishes nei	100
27	Jellyfishes nei	88
28	Black skipjack	66
29	Marlins,sailfishes,etc. nei	57
30	Clupeoids nei	53
31	Jaguar guapote	43
32	Parrotfishes nei	28
33	Common dolphinfish	27
33	Marine crabs nei	27
35	Freshwater fishes nei	22
36	Seerfishes nei	18
37	Octopuses, etc. nei	16
38	Tropical gar	9
39	Various squids nei	6
40	Marine molluscs nei	4
41	Mangrove cupped oyster	2

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