Each day, small and large fishing boats dock at the two wharves of the Lakes Entrance Fishermen’s Co-operative to unload their morning catch. From the viewing deck, visitors can watch the process unfold as the seafood is weighed, sorted, scaled, filleted, and packed along the conveyor belts.

Local fishers from the Gippsland Lakes bring in bream and school whiting daily, while deep-sea trawlers from Bass Strait arrive two to three times a week with their offshore haul. Depending on the season and the day's catch, the shop is stocked with fresh tiger flathead, gummy shark, duck fish, ling, yellow-eye mullet, prawns, sardines, mussels, and whitebait. It’s a central spot for top-quality Victorian seafood—perfect for picking up something fresh for dinner.