In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 1.1 million pounds of California spiny lobster worth $12.4 million, averaging $11.41 per pound. Ex-vessel value fell 41% from 2024, and average price per pound fell 41%. Ranked by total catch value, California spiny lobster is 8th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
California spiny lobster is landed only in California, in 3 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Santa Barbara south to San Diego. Santa Barbara led all port areas with 49% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
California spiny lobster landings are highly seasonal: 80% of 2025 landed pounds came in October–December, peaking in October.
California spiny lobster is landed entirely with traps (100% 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.