In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 7.3 million pounds of Dover sole worth $3.1 million, averaging $0.43 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 15% from 2024, while average price per pound fell 3%. Ranked by total catch value, Dover sole is 16th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Dover sole is overwhelmingly an Oregon fishery (89% of 2025 ex-vessel value), with smaller landings in California and Washington. It was landed in 16 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Northern Puget Sound, Washington, south to Los Angeles, California, with confidential landings as far south as San Diego. Columbia River (OR) led all port areas with 71% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
7 port areas have confidential Dover sole data and are excluded from these rankings.
Dover sole is landed year-round; even the busiest month, April, accounted for just 15% of 2025 landed pounds. Timing differs by state: landings peaked in September in California and March in Oregon.
Dover sole is landed almost entirely with trawl gear (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.