Trip Cost Per Pound Calculator
Dividing total trip costs by pounds landed gives you an important operational benchmark — your cost per pound. Compare this against your dock price to understand how efficiently you're fishing.
What this calculator determines
It calculates cost per pound by dividing total trip costs by pounds landed you enter.
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Gross catch revenue minus trip expenses and crew share = net trip proceeds
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Catch Value Calculator
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Examples
Salmon trip
$12,000 total costs; 18,000 lb; $1.85/lb dock
Calculation
- Cost per pound: $12,000 ÷ 18,000 = $0.667/lb
- Profit per pound: $1.85 − $0.667 = $1.183/lb
Cost per pound: $0.67 | Profit per pound: $1.18
Halibut longline
$9,500 total costs; 7,200 lb; $4.50/lb dock
Calculation
- Cost per pound: $9,500 ÷ 7,200 = $1.319/lb
- Profit per pound: $4.50 − $1.319 = $3.181/lb
Cost per pound: $1.32 | Profit per pound: $3.18
Assumptions & Conventions
- Cost scope
- Cost per pound reflects only the costs you enter in Total Trip Costs; costs not included are not reflected in the result.