Business is booming at the Sydney Fish Market with frenzied shoppers snapping up 900 tonnes of seafood in around-the-clock Christmas trading.
It is the 15th year the market, in Pyrmont, has put on a 36-hour marathon in the run-up to Christmas Day.
Staff reported busy trading right from the off at 5am (AEDT) on Thursday and through the night into Friday.
At 8am (AEDT) on Friday queues were way out the door and the car parks were full.
By close of trade at 5pm (AEDT) the market expects to have sold over 900 tonnes of seafood - 10 per cent of its annual trade - over 36 hours.
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A total of 180 tonnes of prawns are expected to be bought - equivalent to 83kg per minute.
Also 1.6 million oysters - equivalent to 1000 per minute.
Around 100,000 people are expected to visit the fish market in the 36 hours .
The Roads and Traffic Authority (RTA) NSW has warned of traffic delays in the area.
