In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, commercial fishermen in the Los Angeles port area landed 86.7 million pounds of catch worth $49.5 million. Ex-vessel value rose 32% from 2024, and landed weight rose 71%. Ranked by total catch value, Los Angeles is 5th among the 19 port areas defined by PacFIN and tracked in Cormorant.
More than 70% of 2025 catch value in the Los Angeles port area came from market squid alone, with California spiny lobster and red sea urchin leading among the other species landed.
Species ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
32 species have confidential data and are excluded from these rankings.
89 total species are reported for the Los Angeles port area.
In PacFIN data, the Los Angeles port area includes commercial fishing catch landed in the following ports:
Marine Cadastre AIS records show 212 unique fishing vessels tracked operating in the Los Angeles port area in 2025. This rose 28% from 2024.
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Landings data sourced from PacFIN (Pacific Fisheries Information Network); vessel activity from NOAA Marine Cadastre AIS records. Both carry the limitations of their sources, including reporting lags and confidentiality thresholds for data with fewer than 3 vessels or dealers. Cormorant does not guarantee accuracy and is not a substitute for official fisheries reporting.
AIS Vessel Type 30 / Fishing vessel records are not strictly commercial fishing vessels or active fishers but do represent real vessel traffic. Aggregate data is best understood as a proxy for overall fishing pressure.