1893 the fishery port at the "Walgum" became dredged and an expansion followed 1897. From here the coastal fishing was plied at the Baltic Sea. The first engine cutter "Memel" was got in 1903. The heavy sailing barges were replaced by cutters and until the first World War the cutter fleet increased to 40 items by and by.

View from the fishery port's pier to the north.
UMBAS' Postcard Collection