AMSA Public Consultation - Vessel Levy Legislation: From 1 July 2018, AMSA will deliver all national system services, including the certification of vessels and seafarers and ensuring they comply with safety standards. The national system will mean the fees for vessel services will be the same in all Australian states and territories. 

As a result of the announcement of a $102.4 million support package for industry by the Transport and Infrastructure Council, a levy for the national system will be phased in gradually to allow time for industry to adjust and prepare for the changes. No levy will be charged to industry in the first year of AMSA's service delivery as the government subsidy is 100%. This is to ensure fair and equitable treatment of all operators as charging arrangements are standardised and services transition across Australia.

Please click here to see the Levy Fees. These fees do not include survey costs.

The Department of Infrastructure, Regional Development and Cities is conducting a public consultation process to inform final drafting of legislative instruments that will implement an annual levy and fees for services on domestic commercial vessels. The department welcomes written submissions on the draft legislative instruments by Monday 30 April 2018. Click here for more info...

2018 delicious. Produce Awards: Congratulations to 3 members of Wildcatch Fisheries SA Inc.; our President Dennis Holder, Council member Bart Butson and Licence holder member Ashley Perkins on receiving State Producer Awards from the Sea category.

Ashley Perkins - Perkins Fisheries SA King George Whiting


Bart Butson - Butson Fisheries Wild Caught Gulf St Vincent Garfish

 
Dennis & Karen Holder - Two Gulfs Crab Blue Swimmer Crab

To read more about these awards and winners, click here.

SAWIN Update:
WIN was formed in 1996 by 3 women, June Gill, Gloria Jones and Charmain Wait, who developed the concept that became SAWIN from identifying a need for a group of women who were recognised as a responsible body, whose opinions would be values and sought and who could speak to emerging social issues. This was clearly needed as it was a major success becoming incorporated, launching a very successful cookbook, developing and hosting the Bi annual SA seafood awards with many member, meetings 4 times a year and linkages with Rural Affairs department in SA. This was followed by a workshop in 1998 that identified the need for the body to be a National Group, thus WIN became SAWIN and WINSC was the name for the national group with a Board and each state able to nominate a Board member and 3 Directors at Large.

In SA we have successfully run the Bi-annual Seafood Awards since the inception in 1999. We rolled out the Kondinin published book the Seafood Story to 130 metropolitan primary school libraries and hosted a launch for the Seafood Story book and Education Kit at the Star of the Sea school. SAWIN has had a guaranteed position at the representative bodies SAFIC and its replacement Wildcatch Fisheries. A Fish and Chip van was manned during the inaugural Tasting Australia Festival and carp sausage tastings were provided to the hugely successful first SARDI open day and a presence has been had at opportunistic festivals over the years. 

To best provide for members present and future, SAWIN is going to hold a strategic directions workshop in June to set the future of SAWIN. The workshop will be professionally facilitated and include past and present members, stakeholders and interested people. The  workshop will be held over a day at the Australian Fisheries and Maritime Academy and invites will be sent out however if you are interested please register your interest by email to Karen Holder. This is a great opportunity to engage with other women in our amazing and diverse industry.