In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 223.5 thousand pounds of black rockfish worth $604.4 thousand, averaging $2.70 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 5% from 2024, and average price per pound rose 13%. Ranked by total catch value, black rockfish is 39th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Washington landings of black rockfish total less than 1% of ex-vessel value (or are confidential) and are not charted.
Black rockfish landings are split between Oregon (74%) and California (26%), with minor landings in Washington. It was landed in 14 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Northern Puget Sound, Washington, south to Morro Bay, California, with confidential landings as far south as San Diego. Brookings led all port areas with 59% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
1 port area had only confidential black rockfish data and is excluded from these rankings.
Black rockfish is landed through much of the year, but 77% of 2025 landed pounds came in April–September, with May the busiest month. Timing differs by state: landings peaked in August in California and May in Oregon.
Black rockfish is landed almost entirely with hook and line (99% of its 2025 West Coast ex-vessel value, 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.