Harbor District

Moss Landing Harbor District berths over 600 boats: including 350 fishing boats, 200 pleasure craft, 30 research vessels, and a half dozen tour and charter boats. The harbor district also provides two public boat launches and a community park. Fresh fish sold off the boats, whale watching, charter fishing vessels, kayak rentals and lessons, eco tours up the Elkhorn Slough, sea otters frolicking, bird watching, nature trails along the Salinas River and Elkhorn Slough are all offered in The Harbor community

In 2015, the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA) listed Moss Landing Harbor as the largest commercial fishing port in California, in terms of pounds of fish caught. A study commissioned by the Elkhorn Slough Foundation estimated the impact of the harbor on the local economy by concluding that approximately $15 million in gross revenues were attributed to commercial fishing.