In 2025, the last full year of PacFIN data, West Coast commercial fishermen landed 472 thousand pounds of spot prawn worth $8.3 million, averaging $17.48 per pound. Ex-vessel value fell 12% from 2024, while average price per pound rose 2%. Ranked by total catch value, spot prawn is 10th among the 263 species and species groups reported to PacFIN and tracked by Cormorant.
Spot prawn landings are split between Washington (61%) and California (39%), with none reported in Oregon. It was landed in 8 of the 19 PacFIN port areas, from Northern Puget Sound, Washington, south to San Diego, California. Northern Puget Sound led all port areas with 33% of value.
Port areas ranked by ex-vessel value with landed weight and price per pound.
2 port areas have confidential spot prawn data and are excluded from these rankings.
Spot prawn landings are highly seasonal: 75% of 2025 landed pounds came in May–July, peaking in May. Timing differs by state: landings peaked in July in California and May in Washington.
1 month has only confidential spot prawn landings and is shown as empty.
Spot prawn is landed almost entirely with traps (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.