Sydney Fish Market

Not all activities being carried out on the new Sydney Fish Market site are above the water level… To create healthy marine habitats and thriving ecosystems, the project is installing rocky reef, to connect fish habitat around Blackwattle Bay; fish aggregation devices on the sea floor and hanging from the northern side of the structure; and seawall tiles on the basement wall, to turn flat surfaces into complex living habitats! Over 40 hanging devices installed on the underside of the northern face of the building will provide extra surface area for marine life to integrate into their habitat, fostering growth and thriving sea life in the bay while the new building emerges above the water. For more updates on the construction of the new Sydney Fish Market, visit Infrastructure NSW’s website: https://lnkd.in/g27Gc9C2

Start the new financial year off right (or celebrate Christmas early!) with our special offers on private cooking experiences in August and September. Booking in these quieter months means lower prices, more date options, and extra customisability. What's not to love? Enquire here: https://lnkd.in/e-qvgV6H

Bottom trawling is a major source of food production, but it is also a hot button topic all over the world. This article provides a crash course on bottom trawling sustainability. It focuses on US fisheries, but many of its inclusions are relevant to Australian fisheries, too. What are your thoughts? https://lnkd.in/e7sHsDqa

NAIDOC Week, held each July in Australia, celebrates the histories, cultures, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This year's NAIDOC Week theme, "Keep the Fire burning, Blak, Loud and Proud" highlights the unyielding spirit of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, symbolised by fire representing their enduring strength and vitality. In recognition of this important celebration, we asked Yumbah Kangaroo Island Operations Manager, Shane (Sherb) Saunders, a proud Gunditjmara man, to reflect on what NAIDOC Week means to him: “I have worked for Yumbah for seven and half years, with the first seven years at the Narrawong Farm. After a short stint away, I am now back working at Yumbah as the Operations Manager at Yumbah Kangaroo Island. Aquaculture is a huge part of Gunditjmara Culture and has been practiced on Gunditjmara land at Lake Condah for thousands of years. Because of this it makes me proud to continue this profession on a national and international scale at Yumbah Aquaculture. NAIDOC week to me is a chance to reflect on the powerful Men and Women in my family and my culture, who have endured greatly but also achieved highly. It gives me the means to apply the same focus on myself, in the hopes, that one day I will inspire the same strength in future young people. I will be celebrating NAIDOC week by reaching out to family and going to the local NAIDOC week celebrations on Kangaroo Island." #NAIDOC #NAIDOCWEEK #NAIDOC2024

This article is a fascinating deep-dive into a number of engineering and architectural design elements of the new Sydney Fish Market. Watching all of these things come to life on the other side of the Bay is so exciting. https://lnkd.in/gJ7bdyZV

The new Sydney Fish Market is a unique and complex project. Since work began in 2020, the project has faced many challenges, including COVID-19 restrictions on construction, supply chain issues, labour shortages, inflation, record wet weather, as well the unfortunate collapse of a crane jib last year. The latest news is that the building is expected to be completed in 2025, at which point it will be handed over to us for operation. We can’t wait to receive the keys to this jewel in the crown of the Australian seafood industry, and will continue to keep our stakeholders updated on the progress of its construction. For more updates on the construction of the new Sydney Fish Market, visit Infrastructure NSW’s website: https://lnkd.in/g27Gc9C2

NAIDOC Week is the perfect time to acknowledge the fact that the tradition of seafood harvesting and eating is as old as our country itself. Indigenous Australians not only foraged for a range of species, but also developed sophisticated infrastructure such as traps, nets, and stone weirs to sustainably fish Australia's estuary systems. While commercial fishing methods have evolved significantly over the years, many consumers aren't aware of just how many Australian seafood species are still hand-harvested. From urchins to oysters, foraged seafood is responsibly sourced, diverse, and (most of all) delicious.  https://lnkd.in/gQeUggNQ

The cost of quota can prohibit a lot of commercial fishers from entering the industry, and it's critical that we support Indigenous fishers in this area if we want to increase diversity in seafood. What a fantastic initiative. https://lnkd.in/gKuYaNYr

We love to see innovations like this being pioneered in the seafood industry. The more we can standardise quality assurance and labelling, the better (for the industry as well as the consumer)!

Happy International Day of the Fisherman! What better way to celebrate than to spotlight one of NSW's most successful and well-respected fishers (and the winner of this year's Primary Producer NSW award at the Seafood Excellence Awards)? Meet Troy Billin. https://lnkd.in/gYTJFrbM