The Steveston Fisherman's Memorial is a freestanding
memorial commemorating the lives and deaths of
fishermen
A fisher or fisherman is someone who captures fish and other animals from a body of water, or gathers shellfish.
Worldwide, there are about 38 million commercial and subsistence fishers and fish farmers. Fishers may be professional or recreati ...
working out of
Steveston, British Columbia
Steveston, founded in the 1880s, is a neighbourhood of Richmond in Metro Vancouver. On the southwest tip of Lulu Island, the village is a historic port and salmon canning centre at the mouth of the South Arm of the Fraser River. The early 1900s st ...
. It takes the form of a giant
fishing net
A fishing net is a Net (device), net used for fishing. Nets are devices made from fibers woven in a grid-like structure. Some fishing nets are also called fish traps, for example #Fyke nets, fyke nets. Fishing nets are usually meshes formed by ...
needle and stands a few metres from the sea at Garry Point Park.
The memorial contains a large number of names of fishermen who died at sea, and the following words:
:''May 4, 1996''
:''This memorial honours all the fishermen of our community who have''
:''lost their lives in the pursuit of their profession.''
:''Their courage, dedication and contribution to the development of our''
:''community will never be forgotten."''
Monuments and memorials in British Columbia
Buildings and structures in Richmond, British Columbia
History of fishing
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