Top Republic Of Korea 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	Skipjack tuna	194,867
2	Japanese anchovy	132,151
3	Pacific chub mackerel	110,795
4	Yellowfin tuna	55,715
5	Largehead hairtail	54,000
6	Argentine shortfin squid	48,093
7	Tuna-like fishes nei	43,608
8	Japanese jack mackerel	37,732
9	Japanese flying squid	36,549
10	Japanese Spanish mackerel	35,654
11	Antarctic krill	30,896
12	Pacific herring	27,806
13	Tanner crabs nei	26,634
14	Akiami paste shrimp	24,566
15	Pacific cupped oyster	22,994
16	Gazami crab	21,809
17	Amberjacks nei	21,230
18	Pacific sandlance	21,049
19	Bigeye tuna	20,624
20	Marine fishes nei	20,288
21	Yellow striped flounder	19,324
22	Yellow croaker	16,400
23	Octopuses, etc. nei	16,069
24	Japanese carpet shell	14,996
25	Croakers, drums nei	14,510
26	Anglerfishes nei	12,823
27	Whitespotted conger	12,733
28	Pacific sardine	12,030
29	Gastropods nei	9,062
30	Chinese gizzard shad	7,782
31	Butterfishes, pomfrets nei	7,750
32	Cuttlefish, bobtail squids nei	7,263
33	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	6,998
34	Clams, etc. nei	5,761
35	Pacific cod	5,678
36	Sea mussels nei	5,112
37	Wakame	5,000
38	Natantian decapods nei	4,987
39	Flathead grey mullet	4,887
40	Puffers nei	4,087
41	Marine crabs nei	3,761
42	Porgies, seabreams nei	3,406
43	Echinoderms	3,294
44	Scorpionfishes, redfishes nei	3,259
45	Bastard halibut	3,208
46	Patagonian squid	3,143
47	Argentine hake	3,009
48	Freshwater fishes nei	2,700
49	Patagonian toothfish	2,515
50	Horned turban	2,426

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