00:06There's something quite magical about Sydney Harbour in the early morning.
00:12While the rest of the city is still tucked up in bed,
00:16a dedicated band of fishmongers, retailers, wholesalers and fishermen
00:21are all converging on Blackwattle Bay.
00:25It's a dance they've been doing for decades
00:29because since 1966, this place has been the true heart
00:33of Australia's seafood industry.
00:43Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of seafood
00:47changes hands right here.
00:50But at over 50 years old, the salt and the years
00:54have finally caught up with the old building.
00:56When you think about it, these buildings are 100 years old,
01:00they're falling apart around us.
01:01Construction of an $836 million replacement is nearing completion.
01:08This is a huge moment for Sydney.
01:11It's a beautiful building, but will it work?
01:14We'll find out.
01:15For the fishermen...
01:16We've got to feed the country, and that's our job.
01:20The buyers...
01:21Yeah, you could have got it cheaper.
01:22The retailers...
01:23It's sort of sad to think, in a way, this is our last Christmas here.
01:26And the wholesalers.
01:28The new market, it'll be a different culture.
01:31For some people, it'll be a big shop.
01:33This change has been a long time coming.
01:37I was just working around the quiet builders.
01:38We were here till, I think, midnight last night.
01:39As the Sydney fish market finally makes its move into the 21st century,
01:44our cameras have a front-row seat to an industry
01:49that's reinventing itself from ocean to plate.
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