In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 273.4 thousand pounds of gaper clam worth $282.1 thousand, averaging $1.03 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 5% from 2024, and average price per pound rose 8%. Ranked by total catch value, gaper clam is 49th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Gaper clam is landed only in Oregon, in 2 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, 1 of them confidential, with reported landings only at Tillamook and confidential landings as far south as Coos Bay. Tillamook accounted for virtually all reported value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
1 port area had only confidential gaper clam data and is excluded from these rankings.
Gaper clam landings are highly seasonal: 88% of reported 2025 landed pounds came in July–August, peaking in July.
6 months have only confidential gaper clam landings and are shown as empty.
Gaper clam is landed entirely with other gear (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.