<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney "><span>Sydney</span></a><span> Pyrmont Fish Markets 36-hour marathon is underway for the last time before the markets move to a new building.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than 100,000 customers will move through the fish markets over the 36-hour marathon, which kicked off in Pyrmont today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>More than 3500 tonnes of seafood will be sold every minute up until 5pm on Christmas Eve, including 120 tonnes of prawns and close to 840,000 oysters. </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><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/cadbury-dropped-from-royal-warrant-list-after-170-years/93c323d9-27a7-4bed-a65d-17c0d65ae4fb" rel="" target="_blank" title="Cadbury dropped from royal warrant list after 170 years"><strong><span>Cadbury dropped from royal warrant list after 170 years</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This might be one of the best seafood years we've had in the past 12 years in terms of what's available," Michael Huls added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The vendors told 9News they were geared up and ready to go.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've had plenty of practice, this is our 29th running of the 36-hour marathon and everything that goes with it," Gus Dannoun from Sydney Fish Markets said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/pyrmont-fish-markets-36-hour-marathon-kicks-off-in-original-building-for-last-time/4762ff67-8c8c-45b6-9c42-ec12a4486f5e" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>People travel from far a wide to visit the iconic fish markets, with one couple telling 9News they drove all the way from Lithgow, west of the Blue Mountains.</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/blue-sky-kids-land-kids-5-million-fines/061b1517-8974-47bf-84e4-a73347a67a0c"><strong><span>Kids clothing store fined $5 million for exploiting migrant workers</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It's the last time the non-stop seafood marathon will be held in the old building before it moves next door to the new Blackwattle Bay building.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Next year's marathon is expected to be even bigger, with more space in the new building. </span></div></div>

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