Jastarnia 54°42' N - 18°41' E

Jastarnia is a fishing harbour and one of the most popular seaside resorts. The population is about 4,000. The port fishing harbour is placed on the Hel Peninsula from Puck Bay side. Jastarnia is an old Kasubian village first mentioned in a document dated 1378. The wooden church was founded in 1750. This time village had 91 fishermen's cottages with 485 inhabitants.
Jastarnia has been rebuilt and extended between World Wars I and II by the Republic of Poland. The fishing harbour was built between 1926 and 1928. By that time it was a port for fishing, sailing and tourism. The harbour was modernised in 1966. There is a signed and dredged water line (with depth of 4.5 and 5.0m), leading to the harbour. A special dredging equipment base, for nourishment of the outer side of Hel Peninsula, is located in the harbour. This is the first Polish harbour managed by local authorities. There is a lighthouse built in 1950. Jastarnia obtained town status as recent as 1973.
There are several protected fish spawning areas, in Bay of Puck, on the western side of the bay. Fishing is prohibited from mid April to mid July annually.
The only beach fishing harbour is situated from the side open to the Baltic Sea. There is beach slip way and simple fishing facilities. The beach harbour is connected by road with the town.

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