Skara Brae (west coast of Orkney, Scotland) was a small fishing and agricultural village in the Neolithic period, with ten stone houses, which stood between 3100 and 2500 BC. C.; It is considered the most complete site of this type in Europe. The ancient submerged town of Kaleköy") (Lycia, present-day Turkey) dates from 400 BC.[18]​ Clovelly") was a fishing village on the north coast of Devon (England), an early Saxon settlement, recorded in the Domesday Book.[19]​ Kaunolu") (Hawaii) can be dated to around 1500 AD.

Among the recent archaeological excavations of ancient fishing villages are: Khanh Hoa (Vietnam), about 3,500 years old.[20] The biblical town of Bethsaida (on the shores of the Sea of ​​Galilee, birthplace and work place of the fishermen apostles -Peter, Philip and Andrew-) has been excavated, establishing its antiquity in the century BC. C.[21]​ The foundation of a Tongan fishing village has been established at 2,900 years ago, making it the oldest settlement in Polynesia.[22]​ The Walraversijde excavation shows a medieval fishing village in West Flanders (present-day Belgium).[23]​.

Around Lake Malawi, each fishing village has its own beach. If someone from outside the town intends to fish from there, they must leave part of their catch to the local authorities.[7]​ Traditional fishing boats")[8]​ of each area are usually characteristic, appropriate to the waters and coast in which they must operate, and evolve over time to adapt to local conditions, such as available construction materials, as well as demand.

Some fishing villages are located on the same waters, such as those in Ha Long Bay (Vietnam) or the stilt houses of Tai O")[9]​ built in tidal areas (Hong Kong),[10]​ and the kelong") of Malaysia, the Philippines and Indonesia[11]​ (India) or the Urus villages on Lake Titicaca (Peru and Bolivia).

Due to its positive connotation, the term Fischerdorf ("fishing village" in German) is maintained in many German towns and is used for advertising and image construction; although in reality only some maintain their authenticity, such as some that are under protection in Gotland (some of them were only seasonal settlements) and other areas (Ditzum"). Place names such as Fischerhude (Deggendorf) are also preserved.

In Holland, the architecture of the fishing villages in Volendam and Marken is preserved, today converted into tourist enclaves.

The "casas do rowing")" of Galicia (northwestern Spain) have the length of their front façade (towards the sea) the equivalent of the oar of a trawler, taking advantage of the space with very steep stairs.[12]​.

In less developed countries, fishing villages remain with little change.[13]​ In the most developed, socioeconomic changes and urbanization have radically transformed them.[14]​ Over time, some villages grow into cities, as happened with Shanghai, which seven hundred years ago was nothing more than a fishing village in the Yangtze delta.[15]​.

Sport fishing, recreational boating, and other tourist and leisure activities have transformed some fishing towns into true coastal resorts, such as Destin (Florida).[16] The tourist attraction to fishing towns is so great that the Korean government proposes to build 48 fishing towns expressly for tourism.[17]

Skara Brae (west coast of Orkney, Scotland) was a small fishing and agricultural village in the Neolithic period, with ten stone houses, which stood between 3100 and 2500 BC. C.; It is considered the most complete site of this type in Europe. The ancient submerged town of Kaleköy") (Lycia, present-day Turkey) dates from 400 BC.[18]​ Clovelly") was a fishing village on the north coast of Devon (England), an early Saxon settlement, recorded in the Domesday Book.[19]​ Kaunolu") (Hawaii) can be dated to around 1500 AD.

Among the recent archaeological excavations of ancient fishing villages are: Khanh Hoa (Vietnam), about 3,500 years old.[20] The biblical town of Bethsaida (on the shores of the Sea of ​​Galilee, birthplace and work place of the fishermen apostles -Peter, Philip and Andrew-) has been excavated, establishing its antiquity in the century BC. C.[21]​ The foundation of a Tongan fishing village has been established at 2,900 years ago, making it the oldest settlement in Polynesia.[22]​ The Walraversijde excavation shows a medieval fishing village in West Flanders (present-day Belgium).[23]​.