Sydney Fish Market: auction in Sydney
Sydney Fish Market combines professional seafood trading with retail and dining. Sydney, Australia. 1 price page with format, update frequency and access.
AGR-332 · Auction · Sydney, Australia · AUD
Sydney Fish Market combines professional seafood trading with retail and dining. Its new Blackwattle Bay premises opened on 19 January 2026, at 1 Bridge Road in Glebe. Older references to Bank Street in Pyrmont may lead to the previous location. A business visit should distinguish public access from wholesale auction participation and establish separate receiving or collection arrangements. Retail opening hours are not a substitute for the auction timetable or delivery instructions.
The New South Wales government reported more than 230,000 visitors in the new site's first week and over 160 tonnes of seafood traded across its auction, trading and retail facilities. These figures describe the opening period and the whole site, rather than annual auction throughput. Visitor numbers also reflect the consumer and tourism functions. They do not establish the number of registered commercial buyers or the size of an average wholesale order.
The operator describes a clock auction starting at 4:30 am Sydney time on weekdays. Supplies cover both fish and marine invertebrates, with availability changing according to consignments. Buyer admission involves a credit assessment and a cash or bank guarantee. Prospective suppliers should contact Sales Support about acceptance, packing, transport, commission and payment arrangements. Reconfirm the applicable timetable before an initial visit, particularly around holidays, and distinguish auction access from permission to enter operational areas.
Prices are not presented as a fully open online price list. The Fish Prices page directs existing suppliers to SFMonline and states that daily auction prices are updated every 15 minutes. The directory therefore assigns status L, meaning authenticated access. Private tables were not inspected and are not assumed to cover all retail transactions. A shop price, restaurant price and auction result may describe different product forms and include very different services.
Buyers should prepare a species list, size requirements and processing specifications, together with refrigerated transport and staff able to collect the goods. Sellers should agree container identification, declared weights, traceability information and documentation deadlines. For an overseas consignment, obtain confirmation that the specific shipment can be accepted before dispatching it to Australia. An economic comparison should include shrinkage, filleting, packaging and transport. These costs can materially change the margin implied by an auction result, especially when the intended resale product is a prepared fillet rather than a whole fish.
What is priced: Fish and seafood
Where to find the prices
Products and quotations
Marine fish; crabs; mussels; swordfish; snapper and other seafood
Sources
- New location — www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au
- Participation and supply — www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au
- Price access — www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au
- First operating week 2026 — www.nsw.gov.au
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