Fisheries and recreation-sports (mainly passenger cruises and yachting) are among main activities in small sea ports in Poland. Fishery activities have been decreasing whereas recreation-sport activities have been increasing since 2004. A proper operation of ports requires the adjustment of their infrastructure facilities to a changing profile of their activities. In the small ports under this research, the infrastructure facilities, in terms of length/size and technical standards, not always meet requirements of port users. However, the condition of fishery and recreation-sports infrastructure facilities may vary. Ports owned by the municipalities (gminas) as well as by the marine boards representing the state treasury are in a better situation compared to the private operators as far as the acquisition of public resources for the improvement of the port facilities is concerned. Such bodies may benefit from the use of EU structural funds available for such projects.