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 | Common carp | 70 |
| 2 | Sea trout | 23 |
| 3 | Common octopus | 17 |
| 4 | Black seabream | 15 |
| 5 | Poor cod | 12 |
| 6 | Northern pike | 11 |
| 7 | Common cuttlefish | 9 |
| 8 | Surmullet | 8 |
| 8 | Cyprinids nei | 8 |
| 10 | Marine shells nei | 7 |
| 12 | Chub | 6 |
| 12 | Prussian carp | 6 |
| 12 | Common nase | 6 |
| 15 | European flounder | 5 |
| 15 | Roaches nei | 5 |
| 15 | Mullets nei | 5 |
| 19 | Golden grey mullet | 4 |
| 19 | Whiting | 4 |
| 19 | Clams, etc. nei | 4 |
| 19 | Queen scallop | 4 |
| 19 | Black bullhead | 4 |
| 23 | Freshwater bream | 3 |
| 23 | Atlantic salmon | 3 |
| 23 | European perch | 3 |
| 23 | Barbel | 3 |
| 27 | Blotched picarel | 2 |
| 27 | Shi drum | 2 |
| 27 | Noah's ark | 2 |
| 38 | Roach | 1 |
| 38 | Thicklip grey mullet | 1 |
| 38 | Small red scorpionfish | 1 |
| 38 | Silversides(=Sand smelts) nei | 1 |
| 38 | Barracudas nei | 1 |
| 38 | Sand steenbras | 1 |
| 38 | Salmonoids nei | 1 |
| 38 | Bleak | 1 |
| 38 | European conger | 1 |
| 38 | Flathead grey mullet | 1 |
| 38 | Bluefish | 1 |
| 38 | Bogue | 1 |
| 38 | Picarels nei | 1 |
| 38 | Brown bullhead | 1 |
| 38 | Caramote prawn | 1 |
| 38 | Common dolphinfish | 1 |
| 38 | Grass carp(=White amur) | 1 |
| 38 | Common sole | 1 |
| 38 | Common two-banded seabream | 1 |
| 38 | Arctic char | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.