Mures Fish Centre

In 1973, the Mures opened Mures Fish House in Battery Point, Hobart.  In 1986 the family built Mures Fish Centre, their restaurant complex at Victoria Dock. 

William, the owner, gave a short talk on fishing.  They fish with a 14 km fish line that unwinds at 3 hooks per second into water up to 2000 feet deep.  They use a 50 kg rail x2 at the start and 50 kg rail at the end.  The line is left overnight anchored to a buoy, then reeled in the next morning.  When reeling in the line, fish are automatically de-hooked and deposited in a holding tank.  William told us the fish have won numerous awards for freshness.  He also gave us a tour of his factory behind his retail fish restaurant.  It was all very interesting.  We needed to wear hair nets and walk through a disinfectant tray before entering the factory.  Only 2 men were cleaning and cutting the fish.  All scrap fish part are used for pet foods.