This is a list of fishing villages. A fishing village is a village, usually located near a fishing ground, with an economy based on catching fish and harvesting seafood.
Fishing villages
[edit]- Akwidaa, Ghana
- Amed, Indonesia
- Bethsaida, Israel (historical)
- Capernaum, Israel (historical)
- Chibu, Japan
- Chorkor, Ghana
- Huanchaco, Peru
- Kakapir, Pakistan
- Marsaxlokk, Malta
- Myliddy, Sri Lanka
- Ninh Thủy, Vietnam
- Reposaari, Finland
- Salehabad, Pakistan
- Sayulita, Nayarit, Mexico
- Smygehuk, Sweden
- Sucuriju, Brazil
- Taganga, Colombia
- Taghazout, Morocco
- Udappu, Sri Lanka
- Volendam, Netherlands
- Walraversijde, Belgium
Canada
[edit]- Ladner, British Columbia
- Old Perlican, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Overton, Nova Scotia
- Peggys Cove, Nova Scotia
- Red Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
- St. Laurent, Manitoba
- Steveston, British Columbia
- Tilting, Newfoundland and Labrador
China
[edit]- Po Toi O, Hong Kong
- Tai O, Hong Kong
- Yanglingang, Jiangsu
Denmark
[edit]Estonia
[edit]France
[edit]- Barfleur, Manche
- Ciboure, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Douarnenez, Finistère
- Granville, Manche, Manche
- Le Guilvinec, Finistère
- Ile-de-Sein, Finistère
- Paimpol, Côtes-d'Armor
- Saint-Jean-de-Luz, Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Greece
[edit]Iceland
[edit]India
[edit]- Puthenthope, Kerala
- Covelong, Tamil Nadu
- Eraviputhenthurai, Tamil Nadu
Ireland
[edit]Italy
[edit]Malta
[edit]Norway
[edit]Portugal
[edit]South Africa
[edit]- Amsterdamhoek
- Hondeklip Bay
Spain
[edit]- Bermeo, Basque Country
- Elantxobe, Basque Country
- Getaria, Basque Country
- Hondarribia, Basque Country
- Lekeitio, Basque Country
- Los Nietos, Region of Murcia
- Mutriku, Basque Country
- Ondarroa, Basque Country
- Orio, Basque Country
- Sa Riera, Catalonia
- Santa Pola, Valencian Community
- Zumaia, Basque Country
Suriname
[edit]Turkey
[edit]United Kingdom
[edit]- Catalan Bay, Gibraltar
England
[edit]Northern Ireland
[edit]Scotland
[edit]Wales
[edit]United States
[edit]- Delacroix Island, Louisiana
- Reggio, Louisiana
- Kaunolu, Hawaii (historical)
- Pu'upehe, Hawaii
- Saint Malo, Louisiana (historical)[1]
- Shell Beach, Louisiana
- Villa Pesquera, Puerto Rico
- Wanchese, North Carolina
- Cedar Key, Florida
See also
[edit]
- Community-supported fishery
- Fishing
- Fishing industry
- Uru people – a pre-Incan people who live on forty-two self-fashioned floating islands in Lake Titicaca Puno, Peru and Bolivia
References
[edit]- ^ "Saint Malo, Oldest Filipino Settlement in USA". Fil-Am Ako. 15 April 2010. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
