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 | Round sardinella | 80,765 |
| 2 | Yellowfin tuna | 41,248 |
| 3 | Ark clams nei | 19,150 |
| 4 | Skipjack tuna | 6,680 |
| 5 | Blue crab | 4,690 |
| 6 | Largehead hairtail | 3,125 |
| 7 | Whitemouth croaker | 1,925 |
| 8 | Flathead grey mullet | 1,855 |
| 9 | Common snook | 1,810 |
| 10 | Southern stingray | 1,690 |
| 11 | Southern white shrimp | 1,640 |
| 12 | Lebranche mullet | 1,630 |
| 13 | Crevalle jack | 1,600 |
| 14 | Acoupa weakfish | 1,520 |
| 15 | Freshwater siluroids nei | 1,505 |
| 16 | Characins nei | 1,355 |
| 17 | Rough scad | 1,280 |
| 18 | Corocoro grunt | 1,270 |
| 19 | Madamango sea catfish | 1,220 |
| 20 | Yellow jack | 1,205 |
| 20 | Tiger sorubim | 1,205 |
| 22 | Atlantic chub mackerel | 1,135 |
| 23 | Bar jack | 1,065 |
| 24 | Barred sorubim | 1,020 |
| 25 | Bigeye tuna | 919 |
| 26 | South American silver croaker | 790 |
| 27 | Crucifix sea catfish | 785 |
| 28 | Silver mylossoma | 780 |
| 29 | Laulao catfish | 595 |
| 30 | Serra Spanish mackerel | 580 |
| 31 | Vermilion snapper | 555 |
| 32 | King weakfish | 545 |
| 33 | Pirapatinga | 525 |
| 34 | Trahira | 475 |
| 35 | Netted prochilod | 465 |
| 36 | Jamaica weakfish | 435 |
| 37 | Green weakfish | 425 |
| 38 | Redtail catfish | 420 |
| 39 | Southern red snapper | 410 |
| 40 | Grunts, sweetlips nei | 405 |
| 41 | Lane snapper | 395 |
| 42 | King mackerel | 380 |
| 43 | Tuna-like fishes nei | 360 |
| 44 | Highwaterman catfish | 340 |
| 45 | Gilded catfish | 335 |
| 45 | Mojarras, etc. nei | 335 |
| 47 | Atlantic moonfish | 330 |
| 48 | Gafftopsail sea catfish | 325 |
| 49 | Albacore | 317 |
| 50 | Flatwhiskered catfish | 315 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.