The West Port, which physically includes the Maizuru Fishing Port governed under the Act on Development of Fishing Ports and Grounds (the fishing port area does not legally belong the Maizuru Port), provides bases for large scale vessels equipped with a stationary net.
また西港地区は漁港漁場整備法における舞鶴漁港を内包し（法的にはこの区域は舞鶴港ではない）、大型定置網漁船の拠点となっている。