The venue is meant to be the Opera House for fish, a gleaming architectural marvel on Sydney Harbour that will also have fresh and delectable seafood.

When it opens on January 19, the new Sydney Fish Market promises to be a state-of-the-art replacement for the ageing facility on the adjacent bank, and while trouble-plagued and expensive at $836 million, it should prove attractive for seafood lovers and tourists alike.

The new Sydney Fish Market is expected to become a major tourist attraction.Credit: James Brickwood

And how better to get there than by ferry, on a new route? A pontoon wharf is proposed for the Fish Market’s eastern side, floating in order to rise and fall with the tide and make it easier for passengers to alight and board vessels. A shuttle........

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