In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 875.2 thousand pounds of Pacific halibut worth $6.6 million, averaging $7.60 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 40% from 2024, and average price per pound rose 41%. Ranked by total catch value, Pacific halibut is 12th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Pacific halibut landings are split between Washington (70%) and Oregon (28%), with California contributing just 2%. It was landed in 11 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Northern Puget Sound, Washington, south to Eureka, California. Northern Puget Sound led all port areas with 58% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
3 port areas have confidential Pacific halibut data and are excluded from these rankings.
Pacific halibut landings are highly seasonal: 84% of 2025 landed pounds came in June–September, peaking in July.
2 months have only confidential Pacific halibut landings and are shown as empty.
Pacific halibut is landed almost entirely with hook and line (95% 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.