In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, commercial fishermen in the Monterey port area landed 16.7 million pounds of catch worth $11.5 million. Ex-vessel value rose 44% from 2024, and landed weight rose 3%. Ranked by total catch value, Monterey is 14th among the 19 port areas defined by PacFIN and tracked in Cormorant.
Market squid and sablefish together accounted for about 59% of 2025 catch value in the Monterey port area, with California halibut and Dungeness crab leading among other species commonly landed in California.
Species ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
53 species have confidential data and are excluded from these rankings.
112 total species are reported for the Monterey port area.
In PacFIN data, the Monterey port area includes commercial fishing catch landed in the following ports:
Marine Cadastre AIS records show 71 unique fishing vessels tracked operating in the Monterey port area in 2025. This rose 16% 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.