Fish Pier

Fish Pier Review

The Fish Pier bustles with activity when Chatham's fishing fleet returns, sometime between noon and 2 pm daily, depending on the tide. The unloading of the boats is a big local event, drawing crowds who watch it all from an observation deck. From their fishing grounds 3 to 100 mi offshore, fishermen bring in haddock, cod, flounder, lobster, halibut, and pollack, which are packed in ice and shipped to New York and Boston or sold at the fish market here. You might also see sand sharks being unloaded. Typically they are sent, either fresh or frozen, to French and German markets. Also here is The Provider, a monument to the town's fishing industry, showing a hand pulling a fish-filled net from the sea.