Top United States Of America 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	Alaska pollock(=Walleye poll.)	1,226,524
2	American alligator	534,813
3	Gulf menhaden	477,980
4	North Pacific hake	261,708
5	Pacific cod	182,799
6	Atlantic menhaden	177,267
7	Sockeye(=Red) salmon	173,840
8	Yellowfin sole	151,495
9	Atlantic surf clam	125,101
10	American sea scallop	120,058
11	Ocean quahog	113,144
12	Pink(=Humpback) salmon	98,090
13	Skipjack tuna	93,836
14	Opalescent inshore squid	66,549
15	Pacific ocean perch	62,445
16	Marine fishes nei	60,991
17	Atka mackerel	58,253
18	Northern white shrimp	54,577
19	American lobster	54,569
20	American cupped oyster	52,947
21	Blue crab	52,345
22	Pacific herring	43,150
23	Chum(=Keta=Dog) salmon	41,391
24	Sablefish	31,396
25	Ocean shrimp	29,728
26	Northern brown shrimp	24,239
27	Flatfishes nei	18,541
28	Longfin squid	18,418
29	Rock sole	18,290
30	Arrowtooth flounder	17,276
31	Dungeness crab	16,515
32	Yellowfin tuna	16,250
33	Scorpionfishes, redfishes nei	15,010
34	Flathead sole	14,147
35	Rays, stingrays, mantas nei	13,512
36	Widow rockfish	12,106
37	Pacific shrimps nei	11,610
38	Pacific halibut	11,357
39	Albacore	8,800
40	Bigeye tuna	8,789
41	Northern pink shrimp	6,851
42	American angler	6,660
43	Jonah crab	5,961
44	Northern quahog(=Hard clam)	5,925
45	Coho(=Silver) salmon	5,882
46	North Atlantic rockweed	5,826
47	Northern shortfin squid	5,709
48	Winter skate	5,646
49	Scup	5,493
50	Blue mussel	5,132

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