In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 586.2 thousand pounds of canary rockfish worth $347.4 thousand, averaging $0.59 per pound. Ex-vessel value fell 28% from 2024, while average price per pound rose 23%. Ranked by total catch value, canary rockfish is 46th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Canary rockfish landings are split between California (65%) and Oregon (30%), with Washington contributing just 5%. It was landed in 18 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Northern Puget Sound, Washington, south to San Diego, California. Fort Bragg led all port areas with 33% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
1 port area had only confidential canary rockfish data and is excluded from these rankings.
Canary rockfish is landed through much of the year, but 77% of 2025 landed pounds came in July–December, with November the busiest month. Timing differs by state: landings peaked in November in California, October in Oregon, and August in Washington.
In 2025, the largest share of canary rockfish ex-vessel value came from trawl gear (50%), followed by hook and line (49%), 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.