Wellington Sea Market;Wellington Seamarket

It all began in 1947 when the Meo family of Island Bay set up a small fish factory right here on this site. From fresh and frozen fish to shellfish and smoked seafood, they supplied locals and sent their catch far and wide. Bluff oysters arrived in sacks, and back then they were shucked by hand into 25-dozen tins. The smell of smoked fish filled the air and became the heartbeat of the neighbourhood.