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 | Skipjack tuna | 78 |
2 | Common dolphinfish | 15 |
3 | Bigeye scad | 9 |
4 | Parrotfishes nei | 7 |
4 | Deepwater longtail red snapper | 7 |
6 | Yellowfin tuna | 5 |
9 | Orangespine unicornfish | 3 |
9 | Wahoo | 3 |
9 | Surgeonfishes nei | 3 |
9 | Streamlined spinefoot | 3 |
9 | Goatfishes, red mullets nei | 3 |
14 | Kyphosus sea chubs nei | 2 |
14 | Bluespine unicornfish | 2 |
14 | Lavender jobfish | 2 |
14 | Emperors(=Scavengers) nei | 2 |
14 | Dogtooth tuna | 2 |
22 | Blue marlin | 1 |
22 | Marine fishes nei | 1 |
22 | Oblique-banded snapper | 1 |
22 | Deep-water red snapper | 1 |
22 | Carangids nei | 1 |
22 | Rainbow runner | 1 |
22 | Rusty jobfish | 1 |
22 | Kawakawa | 1 |
22 | Squirrelfishes nei | 1 |
22 | Tropical spiny lobsters nei | 1 |
22 | Common bluestripe snapper | 1 |
22 | Crimson jobfish | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.