In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 19.7 million pounds of albacore tuna worth $39.9 million, averaging $2.03 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 148% from 2024, and average price per pound rose 26%. Ranked by total catch value, albacore tuna is 3rd among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Albacore tuna landings are split between Washington (52%) and Oregon (45%), with California contributing just 3%. It was landed in 18 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Northern Puget Sound, Washington, south to San Diego, California. Coastal Washington led all port areas with 45% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
Albacore tuna landings are highly seasonal: 78% of 2025 landed pounds came in August–September, peaking in August.
6 months have only confidential albacore tuna landings and are shown as empty.
In 2025, the largest share of albacore tuna ex-vessel value came from troll gear (78%), followed by hook and line (22%), based on PacFIN gear-group landings.
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Data sourced from PacFIN (Pacific Fisheries Information Network) and carries the limitations of that source, including reporting lags and confidentiality thresholds for landings with fewer than 3 vessels. Cormorant does not guarantee accuracy and is not a substitute for official fisheries reporting.