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For the past 35 years, Carmelo Lombardo has never missed a Christmas working in the same stand at the Sydney Fish Market.
But this year, the last Christmas at the cornflower blue concrete structure before the new fish market opens next year, the 36-hour trading blitz feels bittersweet.
Last prawns for Christmas shoppers at the old Sydney Fish Market
BY Kayla Olaya
“I’m definitely going to miss it,” the Get Fish general manager said. “You get emotional because it is the last Christmas, but you also are passionate because you know that the next chapter is ahead.”
Only a hundred metres down Bridge Road sits the market’s $836 million shiny – its roof is scaled like a fish – replacement. It is slated to open on January 19.
“We’re actually overwhelmed that we’re going to a new site. It’s a bigger and better premises – a state-of-the-art building like that is only going to benefit us over time,” Lombardo said.
The fish market frenzy is a hallmark of a Sydney Christmas, but people come from far and wide. Infrastructure NSW chief executive Tom Gellibrand expects the new site to attract six million visitors annually.
GUS has been a customer at the old fishmarket for more than 54 years.... Gus has posted a few toons about the old fish market over the years...
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Picture of the new fish market by Gus Leonisky.
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- By Gus Leonisky at 25 Dec 2025 - 5:55am
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The British government has set out plans to ban the live boiling of lobsters and crabs under its latest animal welfare strategy.
The proposal appears in the new strategy published on Monday, and follows the government’s decision in 2022 to formally recognize decapod crustaceans and cephalopod molluscs as sentient beings.
The document says there are gaps in understanding how live animals move through supply chains “from catch to kill,” making it harder to prevent “unnecessary pain or suffering.” To address this, the government said it will publish guidance on humane killing methods for decapods, stating that “live boiling is not acceptable.” Suggested alternatives include freezing or electrical stunning.
Live boiling has been used for centuries, particularly after lobsters and crabs became common in urban markets in Europe and North America in the 18th and 19th centuries, when the animals were thought not to feel pain. In recent decades, the practice has faced growing criticism as scientific evidence has indicated that decapod crustaceans can experience pain and distress.
”Crabs, lobsters and prawns endure unimaginable suffering, including one of the most excruciating forms of death: being boiled alive,” Crustacean Compassion, a UK animal welfare charity, said, adding that the animals can experience intense pain for up to three minutes before dying. The group has long called on the government to end what it describes as a “barbaric” practice.
Industry groups have cautioned that commercial pressures will shape how any changes are implemented. “If somebody’s wanting to buy a live crab or lobster, they’re not going to pay for it if it’s already dead,” the Shellfish Association of Great Britain told the Daily Mail, saying there is a strong incentive across the supply chain to minimize stress in order to preserve quality and secure higher prices. However, it warned that the cost of humane stunning equipment, around $4,700, could deter restaurants and hotels, pushing them to import frozen seafood from abroad instead.
https://www.rt.com/news/629904-uk-ban-live-boiling-lobsters/
GUS ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT DUMPING CRABS, PRAWNS AND LOBSTERS IN A VAT OF BOILING WATER WOULD KILL THE BLITHERS WITHIN HALF A SECOND FLAT...
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