Fish market
A marketplace where fish and other seafood are bought and sold, often through wholesale auctions, retail stalls, or both.
Fish auction: A sale in which fish lots are offered to competing buyers, often soon after landing. Auctions set prices and allocate fresh catches before they reach other market buyers.
Tsukiji Market: A former Tokyo wholesale fish market that became known for its tuna auctions and seafood trade. Its auctions made it a prominent example of a large urban fish market.
Fishing industry: The economic activities involved in catching, processing, and selling fish and other aquatic organisms. Fish markets are a point of sale within the wider fishing economy.
Overfishing: The removal of fish from a population faster than it can replenish itself. Strong demand through seafood markets can add pressure to heavily harvested stocks.
Fish landing: The arrival and unloading of a fishing vessel’s catch at a port or shore. Landings supply the fresh catch that enters many fish markets.
Toyosu Market: Tokyo’s wholesale market for fish and produce, opened in 2018 as Tsukiji’s replacement. It carries forward Tokyo’s wholesale seafood trade in a purpose-built complex.
Seafood supply chain: The linked stages that move seafood from harvest or farming to processing, distribution, and consumption. Markets connect suppliers with buyers within this broader flow of seafood.
Bycatch: Non-target animals caught during fishing, including fish, seabirds, turtles, and marine mammals. Market demand for particular catches can accompany fisheries that also capture unwanted species.
Seafood cold chain: The temperature-controlled handling and transport of seafood from harvest to consumption. Continuous chilling helps preserve seafood quality as it passes through the market.
Billingsgate Fish Market: London’s wholesale fish market, now located in Poplar in East London. It shows how a fish market can supply restaurants and retailers across a large city.