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 | 138,219 |
| 2 | Argentine hake | 101,588 |
| 3 | Yellowfin tuna | 62,735 |
| 4 | Blue shark | 46,998 |
| 5 | European anchovy | 43,891 |
| 6 | Atlantic mackerel | 29,787 |
| 7 | Bigeye tuna | 28,346 |
| 8 | European hake | 27,716 |
| 9 | European pilchard(=Sardine) | 27,664 |
| 10 | Argentine shortfin squid | 26,120 |
| 11 | Atlantic horse mackerel | 24,845 |
| 12 | Blue whiting(=Poutassou) | 24,804 |
| 13 | Swordfish | 23,888 |
| 14 | Albacore | 16,996 |
| 15 | Atlantic cod | 12,806 |
| 16 | Northern shortfin squid | 10,833 |
| 17 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 9,541 |
| 18 | Atlantic bluefin tuna | 7,308 |
| 19 | Benguela hake | 6,296 |
| 20 | Common octopus | 6,121 |
| 21 | Deep-water rose shrimp | 5,711 |
| 22 | Greenland halibut | 4,719 |
| 23 | Round sardinella | 4,457 |
| 24 | Raja rays nei | 4,365 |
| 25 | Silver hake | 4,062 |
| 26 | Bogue | 3,846 |
| 27 | Megrims nei | 3,780 |
| 28 | Atlantic redfishes nei | 3,170 |
| 29 | Blackbellied angler | 2,937 |
| 30 | Angler(=Monk) | 2,676 |
| 31 | Mediterranean horse mackerel | 2,427 |
| 32 | Frigate tuna | 2,400 |
| 33 | Patagonian squid | 2,397 |
| 34 | Shortfin mako | 2,287 |
| 35 | Patagonian grenadier | 2,255 |
| 36 | Senegalese hake | 2,102 |
| 37 | Pink cusk-eel | 2,003 |
| 38 | Broadtail shortfin squid | 1,992 |
| 39 | Ling | 1,986 |
| 40 | Common cuttlefish | 1,969 |
| 41 | Seaweeds nei | 1,962 |
| 42 | Striped venus | 1,935 |
| 43 | European conger | 1,846 |
| 44 | Southern pink shrimp | 1,806 |
| 45 | Striped red shrimp | 1,685 |
| 46 | Red mullet | 1,608 |
| 47 | Common edible cockle | 1,212 |
| 48 | Greater forkbeard | 1,190 |
| 49 | Atlantic pomfret | 1,162 |
| 50 | Small-spotted catshark | 1,161 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.