Fisherman's Terminal
Type: Structures/Sites
Owner: Port of Seattle
Phone: 206-728-3000
Designation*: N/A
Built: 1917
Location: 3919 18TH Ave W., Seattle
Map and directions (Courtesy Google Maps)
Hours: Daily
Admission: FREE

*DOE=Designated eligible; NR=National Register of Historic Places; NHL=National Historic Landmark; WHR=Washington Heritage Register; City=Local city; County=Local county; N/A=Not applicable

Comments from site users
9/17/2007 5 out of 5
Very cool. I bought fish right from the boat.

Commercial fishermen have sailed from Seattle to catch salmon, halibut, cod and crab since the earliest days of Anglo-European settlement, following the lead of generations of native fishermen. In 1914, the Port of Seattle established Fisherman’s Terminal at Salmon Bay, just east of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks in the Ballard neighborhood. The home port for the North Pacific Fishing Fleet for nearly a century, Fisherman’s Terminal provides moorage for more 700 commercial fishing and workboats.

The facility is also the center of a thriving commercial district with shops, restaurants, banks, and other marine businesses. Local residents and visitors buy fresh salmon directly from boats newly arrived from the Gulf of Alaska. Relatives of fishermen often leave personal reminders of loved ones at the Fishermen’s Memorial, a sculpture with names of area fishermen lost at sea inscribed in granite. Fisherman’s Terminal is open year round.