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 | European pilchard(=Sardine) | 25,517 |
| 2 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 20,672 |
| 3 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 17,602 |
| 4 | Atlantic redfishes nei | 13,003 |
| 5 | Blue shark | 10,335 |
| 6 | Common octopus | 7,170 |
| 7 | Atlantic cod | 5,270 |
| 8 | Black scabbardfish | 4,320 |
| 9 | Skipjack tuna | 4,223 |
| 10 | European anchovy | 3,608 |
| 11 | Atlantic mackerel | 3,589 |
| 12 | Bigeye tuna | 3,228 |
| 13 | Blue jack mackerel | 2,951 |
| 14 | Greenland halibut | 2,457 |
| 15 | Swordfish | 2,408 |
| 16 | Blue whiting(=Poutassou) | 2,283 |
| 17 | European hake | 1,817 |
| 18 | Solid surf clam | 1,401 |
| 19 | Pouting(=Bib) | 1,207 |
| 19 | Red seaweeds | 1,207 |
| 21 | Deep-water rose shrimp | 1,153 |
| 22 | Common cuttlefish | 1,090 |
| 23 | Thornback ray | 969 |
| 24 | Northern shortfin squid | 936 |
| 25 | Neon flying squid | 918 |
| 26 | European conger | 904 |
| 27 | Common edible cockle | 881 |
| 28 | European squid | 865 |
| 29 | Veined squid | 597 |
| 30 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 583 |
| 31 | Nursehound | 558 |
| 32 | Blackspot seabream | 531 |
| 33 | Bogue | 507 |
| 34 | European seabass | 477 |
| 35 | Shortfin mako | 449 |
| 36 | Beaked redfish | 429 |
| 37 | Green crab | 415 |
| 38 | Axillary seabream | 401 |
| 39 | Jack and horse mackerels nei | 391 |
| 40 | John dory | 365 |
| 41 | Blackbellied angler | 361 |
| 41 | Forkbeard | 361 |
| 43 | Horned octopus | 330 |
| 44 | Donax clams | 329 |
| 45 | Grey triggerfish | 326 |
| 46 | Common sole | 323 |
| 47 | Meagre | 314 |
| 48 | Venus clams nei | 303 |
| 49 | Salema | 298 |
| 49 | White seabream | 298 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.