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Sydney Fish Market
SYDNEY FISH MARKET WATER TAXI
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Sydney Fish Market Water Taxi Service
Prepare to be amazed at Sydney Fish Market, the unparalleled largest market of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere. Whether it’s your first visit or your fiftieth, SFM promises an experience like no other.
Imagine a treasure trove of six seafood retailers, each offering their own unique catch, complemented by a delightful array of cafés, restaurants, a bakery, a butcher, a gourmet deli, a greengrocer, and a bottle shop. And that's not all! There's a wholesale auction (and Behind the Scenes tours), a bustling working wharf, and, of course, the renowned Sydney Seafood School.
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Our water taxi service provides VIP transportation to and from Sydney Fish Market and all around Sydney. We cater to various wharves, private jetties, marinas, pontoons, and vessels in Sydney Harbour, including popular locations such as Circular Quay, Darling Harbour, Balmain, Barangaroo, Balmoral, Walsh Bay, Rose Bay, Cockatoo Island, Watson Bay, Manly, Mosman, Taronga Zoo, and more. We offer safe and efficient passenger transfers from Sydney Fish Market to other locations in the Harbour, ensuring that all your travel needs are met promptly. Regardless of your position in the Harbour, we are equipped to meet your specific transportation requirements.
Sydney Fish Market History
The original Fish Market, a place steeped in history, was established in 1871 the mooring site of the local Sydney fishing fleet. It expanded over time to occupy the block bounded by Bourke, Plunkett, Forbes and Wilson Streets, Woolloomooloo.
Despite the unhygienic conditions at the Woolloomooloo market and the extension of railways to the coastal areas to the north of Sydney, the fish market industry showed remarkable resilience. This led to the formation, in 1891, of a second, more modern, privately owned fish market—known as the 'Southern Fish Market' located at Redfern Street, Redfern. In 1892, the Woolloomooloo market was expanded for the last time, then becoming known as the 'Eastern Market'. The Sydney City Council had passed a bylaw requiring that any fish sold in Sydney was first inspected at the Woolloomooloo market, jeopardising the railway-based business model of the Redfern market and its ability to directly market fish from Botany. In 1897, the 'Southern Market' buildings were for sale at auctionin 1903. Around 1907–1908, the Woolloomooloo market was taken over by the Sydney City Council without compensation; that led to the exodus of some agents to the 'Southern Market', which was further expanded in 1910 after being incorporated as Commonwealth Cooperative Fish Exchange Limited in 1908.
A newer Municipal Fish Market opened in 1911 at the corner of Thomas and Engine Streets in the Haymarket area; it was also known as the 'City Fish Market'. It was a part of the produce market complex that the Sydney City Council had constructed in the Haymarket. The original market at Woolloomooloo continued to operate but in a greatly diminished form.