Shoppers Off And Running At 36-hour Seafood Marathon

Shoppers Off and Running at 36-Hour Seafood Marathon

Shoppers are off the starting blocks at the Sydney Fish Market 36-Hour Seafood Marathon, expected to purchase over 850 tonnes of seafood during the event.

Doors opened at 5am this morning, with Sydney-siders invited to fill their seafood baskets throughout the day and night until 5pm tomorrow, Thursday, 24 December.

The 36-hour Seafood Marathon is designed to take the hassle out of Christmas preparations as families choose to take the heat out of the kitchen on Christmas day with a seafood barbeque feast or a delicious cool seafood platter.

Prawns, oysters and Snapper are expected to be among the favourites on tables around Sydney this Christmas.

Each minute Sydney-siders will buy:

* Almost 1,000 oysters
* 93kg of Snapper
* 83kg of prawns

WHAT: Sydney Fish Market 36-Hour Seafood Marathon

WHEN: 5am Wednesday, 23 December until 5pm Thursday, 24 December

WHERE: Sydney Fish Market, Bank St, Pyrmont

Parking is available at Sydney Fish Market for a flat rate of $3.00 for two hours. Additional parking will be available at Sydney Secondary College, Blackwattle Bay Campus. Entrance is via Pyrmont Bridge Road and just a two minute walk to Sydney Fish Market.

The Metro Light Rail will operate continuously to the Sydney Fish Market stop throughout the 36-hour trade. Further event information can be found on the `Events' page on the website www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au. Alternatively, bus services 501 and 443 regularly depart from the city. For route and timetable information visit, www.131500.com.au.

For further information, please contact:

Belinda Toward
Cox Inall Communications
Phone: 02 8204 3878
Mobile: 0402 012 531

SOURCE: Sydney Fish Market