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 | Wahoo | 76 |
2 | Yellowfin tuna | 61 |
3 | Clupeoids nei | 32 |
4 | Red hind | 30 |
5 | Caribbean spiny lobster | 22 |
6 | Black grouper | 21 |
7 | Longfin yellowtail | 16 |
8 | Coney | 15 |
9 | Jacks, crevalles nei | 14 |
10 | Lane snapper | 13 |
11 | Triggerfishes, durgons nei | 12 |
12 | Yellowtail snapper | 10 |
13 | Blackfin tuna | 9 |
13 | Greater amberjack | 9 |
15 | Grey snapper | 8 |
16 | Barracudas nei | 7 |
17 | Creole-fish | 6 |
18 | Albacore | 5 |
18 | Carangids nei | 5 |
20 | Swordfish | 3 |
20 | Tropical spiny lobsters nei | 3 |
24 | Frigate tuna | 2 |
24 | Marine fishes nei | 2 |
24 | Porgies, seabreams nei | 2 |
24 | Common dolphinfish | 2 |
24 | Snappers, jobfishes nei | 2 |
29 | Grunts nei | 1 |
29 | Little tunny(=Atl.black skipj) | 1 |
29 | Blue marlin | 1 |
29 | Bigeye tuna | 1 |
29 | Groupers nei | 1 |
Data from FAO. 2025. Global Capture Production. In: Fisheries and Aquaculture.