Fishermen's Terminal

Fisherman's Terminal is located on Salmon Bay in the Interbay neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, east of the Hiram M. Chittenden Locks and immediately west of the Ballard Bridge.

Operated by the Port of Seattle, it is home to some of the vessels that are on the Discovery Channel show the "Deadliest Catch".Fact|date=August 2007 It was also the topic of a documentary film "Fishermen's Terminal". The documentary centers on the conflict between the moorage needs of the fishing fleet and pleasure boaters. [http://www.fishermensterminal.net/ "Fishermen's Terminal"] (the movie), official page accessed August 16, 2007.]

The facility provides freshwater mooring for fishing vessels, and (since 2001) pleasure craft. It can accommodate vessels up to 250 feet (76.2 m). Preference is given to commercial fishing vessels. [ [http://www.portseattle.org/seaport/marinas/fishermensterminal/ Official page] on the site of the Port of Seattle, accessed August 16, 2007.] It serves more that 600 vessels. A public access float provides free moorage for up to four hours for visitors. [http://www.portseattle.org/seaport/waterfront/shoppinganddining.shtml Shopping and Dining] on the site of the Port of Seattle, accessed August 16, 2007.]

The facility also includes convert|227000|sqft|m2 of office, retail, restaurant, light industry and warehouse space. Among the retail establishment is the Wild Salmon Seafood Market, which started as a cooperative for fishermen to sell their local catch. [ [http://wildsalmonseafood.com/ Wild Salmon Seafood Market] official site, accessed August 16, 2007.]

Fishermen's Terminal is home to the Fishermen's Memorial, a bronze and stone sculpture with plaques memorializing more than 500 local commercial fishermen and women who have been lost at sea since the beginning of the 20th century. The memorial is managed by its own non-profit organization. [ [http://www.portseattle.org/community/resources/fishermensmemorial.shtml Fishermen's Memorial] on the site of the Port of Seattle, accessed August 16, 2007.]

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* [http://www.portseattle.org/seaport/marinas/fishermensterminal/ Official page] on the site of the Port of Seattle.
* [http://www.greenbusch.com/webcam.htm Greenbusch web cam] looking from the Fishermen's Terminal toward the Ballard Bridge.