In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 43.7 thousand pounds of kelp greenling worth $262.1 thousand, averaging $6.00 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 44% from 2024, and average price per pound rose 16%. Ranked by total catch value, kelp greenling is 50th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Washington landings of kelp greenling total less than 1% of ex-vessel value (or are confidential) and are not charted.
Kelp greenling landings are split between Oregon (89%) and California (11%), with none reported in Washington. It was landed in 10 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Tillamook, Oregon, south to Morro Bay, California. Brookings led all port areas with 87% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
3 port areas had only confidential kelp greenling data and are excluded from these rankings.
Kelp greenling is landed through much of the year, but 78% of 2025 landed pounds came in April–October, with August the busiest month.
Kelp greenling is landed almost entirely with hook and line (98% 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.