Fishing port
A fishing port is a port that is used by fishing boats or fishing ships as a base and loading point for caught and, in some cases, already processed fish.
To this extent, fishing ports in addition to the boats and ships of the central infrastructure fishing represents. Fishing ports there, as long as there are coastal fishing boats. They can be found on almost all coasts that are at least temporarily free of ice. Inshore fishing requires short distances between the port and the fishing areas. As a result, fishing ports are often located closer to the coast than sea ports, and smaller towns often have such facilities.
In many cases, the catch is marketed on site. Fishing ports for deep sea fishing usually have cold stores and processing plants. The largest fishing port in Germany is the fishing port in Bremerhaven .
Well-known fishing ports
Some examples of fishing ports are:
- Fischereihafen (Bremerhaven) ( Germany )
- Concarneau ( France )
- Cuxhaven fishing port ( Germany ),
- Douarnenez ( France )
- Essaouira ( Morocco )
- Hirtshals Havn ( Denmark )
- Lorient ( France )
- Rostock - Marienehe ( Germany )
- Vigo ( Spain )
- Guilvinec (France / Brittany )
- Boston Fish Pier Historic District , USA