<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Crowds have had to be turned away as the new </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney"><span>Sydney</span></a><span> Fish Market finally opened its doors today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Lines of people were seen snaking out the door for the opening of the city's new attraction, which cost $836 million to build.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>People have reportedly been told they must wait in line to get into the building - even if they have a booking at one of the restaurants - or come back later when the crowds have died down.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/jarren-shares-wildlife-content-online-hes-been-called-out-for-ai-blackface/e0cb8411-bc9a-4ab5-870d-431aaacf3e3d" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Jarren is hailed the 'Indigenous Steve Irwin', but the issue is he is not real</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is now the largest seafood market in the Southern Hemisphere, with 42 retailers and 19 seafood wholesalers, although its opening has been delayed by many years.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Proposed in 2018, it was supposed to open in 2023 with a price tag of $250 million.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/federal-politics-condolence-motion-parliament-bondi-beach-shooting-anthony-albanese-sussan-ley/54b5de12-4727-40a2-94c6-829d005eca5e" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Emotional scenes as parliament honours Bondi terror victims</span></strong></a></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-fish-market-opening-day-crowds/70115e70-4943-432a-bb36-295ed7eb41c7" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Around six million people are expected to visit the market each year, with </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Premier </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/chris-minns" rel="" target="_blank" title="Chris Minns"><span>Chris Minns</span></a><span> saying he believed it would appeal to everyone.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"While foodies will travel far and wide, I think it's really important that this market will still cater for local families who just want to come down with the kids to have some fish and chips on a hot summer afternoon," he said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-bite-rose-bay-sydney/aeff3507-aaf1-4b5d-afca-dd998df7e929" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Boy saved by 'heroic' friends, emergency services after Sydney shark attack</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Whether you're coming here for caviar, or crab sticks, or some kind of exotic platter, this place will have something for everybody."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The building sits on Blackwattle Bay next to the old Sydney Fish Market in Glebe.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The trading hours for the general public will be 7am to 10pm on weekdays, extending to midnight on Friday and Saturday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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