In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 77.4 thousand pounds of cabezon worth $503.3 thousand, averaging $6.50 per pound. Ex-vessel value fell 7% from 2024, while average price per pound rose 12%. Ranked by total catch value, cabezon is 41st among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Cabezon landings are split between California (76%) and Oregon (24%), with none reported in Washington. It was landed in 13 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Tillamook, Oregon, south to San Diego, California. Morro Bay led all port areas with 49% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
3 port areas had only confidential cabezon data and are excluded from these rankings.
Cabezon is landed through much of the year, but 80% of 2025 landed pounds came in June–January, with July the busiest month.
In 2025, the largest share of cabezon ex-vessel value came from hook and line (77%), followed by traps (23%), 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.