In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 1.2 million pounds of California halibut worth $6.5 million, averaging $5.58 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 14% from 2024, while average price per pound fell 2%. Ranked by total catch value, California halibut is 13th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
California halibut is landed only in California, in 9 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Eureka south to San Diego, with confidential landings as far north as Crescent City. San Francisco led all port areas with 54% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
1 port area has confidential California halibut data and is excluded from these rankings.
California halibut is landed through much of the year, but 79% of 2025 landed pounds came in May–November, with July the busiest month.
In 2025, the largest share of California halibut ex-vessel value came from hook and line (46%), followed by trawl gear (40%), 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.