Top Puerto Rico 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	Stromboid conchs nei	848
2	Caribbean spiny lobster	170
3	Silk snapper	106
4	Common dolphinfish	54
5	Yellowtail snapper	49
6	Queen snapper	39
7	Lane snapper	34
8	Ballyhoo halfbeak	24
9	Marine fishes nei	20
11	Bar jack	16
11	Red hind	16
11	King mackerel	16
13	Yellowfin tuna	14
13	Mutton snapper	14
15	Queen triggerfish	12
16	Hogfish	11
16	Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj)	11
18	Common snook	10
18	Boxfishes nei	10
20	Blackfin tuna	9
22	Cero	8
22	Octopuses, etc. nei	8
22	Wahoo	8
22	Snappers, jobfishes nei	8
25	Parrotfishes nei	7
27	Porgies, seabreams nei	6
27	Carangids nei	6
27	Sardinellas nei	6
31	Grunts, sweetlips nei	4
31	White grunt	4
31	White mullet	4
31	Blackfin snapper	4
31	Skipjack tuna	4
34	Vermilion snapper	3
34	Mojarras, etc. nei	3
38	Cardinal snapper	2
38	Black snapper	2
38	Mackerels nei	2
38	Groupers, seabasses nei	2
38	Cubera snapper	2
38	Mangrove cupped oyster	2
42	Coney	1

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