In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 129.8 million pounds of Pacific whiting worth $16.5 million, averaging $0.13 per pound. Ex-vessel value rose 22% from 2024, and average price per pound rose 15%. Ranked by total catch value, Pacific whiting is 7th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
California and Washington landings of Pacific whiting total less than 1% of ex-vessel value (or are confidential) and are not charted.
All reported 2025 ex-vessel value for Pacific whiting came from Oregon, though landings also occurred in California and Washington in small or confidential amounts. It was landed in 12 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, 9 of them confidential, from Columbia River (OR) south to Monterey, California, with confidential landings as far north as Coastal Washington and as far south as San Diego. Columbia River (OR) accounted for virtually all reported value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
9 port areas have confidential Pacific whiting data and are excluded from these rankings.
Pacific whiting landings are highly seasonal: 82% of 2025 landed pounds came in June–September, peaking in August.
Pacific whiting 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.