New Sydney Fish Market Ferry Service to Rival Manly

A ferry service poised to link Sydney’s new $836 million fish market to Circular Quay raises the prospect of a harbour route to rival the Manly ferry as a must-do experience for tourists.this year, includes a 50-metre wharf for ferries and private vessels. The long-vaunted fish market project at Blackwattle Bay promises to become a landmark destination.

Transport for NSW coordinator-general Howard Collins said a ferry service to the new state-of-the-art fish market, probably from Circular Quay, would start “when they’re ready to operate”. Collins said services to the new Sydney Fish Market were likely to be “very busy”. The transport agency was considering operating“We’re almost over-servicing Manly at the moment, so we’re looking at ... alternatives. Maybe even our friends in Captain Cook might do some cruises and visits to the fish market,” he said. The government forecasts that more than six million people will visit the new fish market each year – double the number heading to the adjacent current site.Action for Public Transport spokesman Graeme Taylor said a million ferry trips could be taken each year to the new fish market even if fewer than one in five of those who visited opted for a ferry service. “This building could become Australia’s second most important tourist attraction behind the Opera House, which has 11 million visitors each year. For some perspective, Taranga Zoo has 1.5 million visitors each year, with most using the ferry,” he said.“It will certainly equal the Manly ferry as a must-do for all visitors to Sydney. The most important thing is for the ferry service to start when the new Sydney Fish Market opens. The new building looks stunning.” Infrastructure NSW, which is responsible for the new fish market, said the project comprised eight wharves for a fishing fleet and one longer recreational wharf for public drop-off, short stay of private vessels, mooring of the fishing fleet and a ferry sto

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