Top Pakistan 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	Freshwater fishes nei	151,051
2	Indian oil sardine	40,002
3	Indian mackerel	36,297
4	Clupeoids nei	34,256
5	Croakers, drums nei	16,369
6	Marine fishes nei	15,786
7	Largehead hairtail	12,646
8	Narrow-barred Spanish mackerel	11,006
9	Mullets nei	10,955
10	Tuna-like fishes nei	10,591
11	Threadfin breams nei	10,565
12	Groupers nei	9,755
13	Parapenaeopsis shrimps nei	9,736
14	Common dolphinfish	7,654
15	Frigate tuna	7,584
16	Yellowfin tuna	7,470
17	Marine crabs nei	6,561
18	Anchovies, etc. nei	6,232
19	Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei	6,140
20	Penaeus shrimps nei	5,858
21	Barracudas nei	5,848
22	Sea catfishes nei	5,684
23	Carangids nei	5,184
24	Longtail tuna	4,392
25	Butterfishes, pomfrets nei	4,204
26	Requiem sharks nei	4,023
27	Various squids nei	3,854
28	Torpedo scad	3,842
29	Metapenaeus shrimps nei	3,761
30	Grunts, sweetlips nei	3,421
31	Dorab wolf-herring	2,934
32	Cobia	2,799
33	Emperors(=Scavengers) nei	2,675
34	Spiral babylon	2,387
35	Black pomfret	2,313
36	Pike-congers nei	2,133
37	Guitarfishes, etc. nei	2,120
38	Porgies, seabreams nei	2,017
39	Indo-Pacific sailfish	1,892
40	Jacks, crevalles nei	1,815
41	Kawakawa	1,586
42	Hilsa shad	1,582
43	Tropical spiny lobsters nei	1,522
44	Tonguefishes	1,322
45	Mangrove red snapper	1,288
46	Skipjack tuna	1,053
47	Black marlin	983
48	Striped marlin	845
49	Razor clams, knife clams nei	494
50	Sillago-whitings	449

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