Hooked into the Opening Ceremony

Melbourne's most popular attraction outside the sporting venues were 'the fish', the 36 installations that dominated a kilometre of the Yarra River landscape.
Spectators along the riverbanks marvelled at the intricate metalwork and realistically stylised designs. Some were sufficiently intrigued to walk the 2km round route to view all 72 fish, trying to find a particular fish or country represented. Each fish was identified by a plaque set on the water's edge.
The fish were selected to represent each nation competing in the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games. Not all of the sculptures were of fish; there were also dolphins, whales, prawns and a turtle. Each fish or sea creature was either indigenous to the country they represented or were important to the local economy of that country. Source: M2006 website