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2025 Tasmanian Seafood Awards

This year marks the 10th biennial Tasmanian Seafood Awards. This event showcases excellence across the entire Tasmanian seafood industry. The connection of our Stay Afloat Tasmania mental health and wellbeing message with celebration of industry success, the awards highlight how seafood businesses only succeed because of the hardworking and caring people working in the industry. Industry achievements are recognised through thirteen different categories.

Please download the nomination form and at the top of the page. Return filled nomination form to sit@sit.org.au

Nominations close: Friday 18th July 2025

 

Gotta Love Tassie Seafood Restaurant award

Presented to a seafood dining experience that has demonstrated excellence in consistently serving customers with quality seafood and providing them with an overall positive seafood consumption experience. This category is open to all food service outlets. This award will be assessed using available resources and a site visit.

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Gotta Love Tassie Fish & chips Award

Presented to a traditional take-away-style fish and chip outlet that has demonstrated excellence in consistently serving customers with quality seafood, and providing them with an overall positive seafood dining experience. This award will be assessed using available resources and a site visit

Gotta Love Tassie Seafood Experience Award

Presented to a traditional take-away-style fish and chip outlet that has demonstrated excellence in consistently serving customers with quality seafood, and providing them with an overall positive seafood dining experience. This award will be assessed using available resources and a site visit

Large Business Award

Presented to a seafood business employing ten (10) or more full-time-equivalent staff, involved in any segment of the supply chain, that has demonstrated business growth, innovation, excellence in product, service and marketing, and that has contributed substantially towards a positive future for the seafood industry

Small Business Award

Presented to a seafood business employing fewer than ten (10) full-time-equivalent staff, involved in any segment of the supply chain, that has demonstrated business growth, innovation, excellence in product, service and marketing, and that has contributed substantially towards a positive future for the seafood industry

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Health & Safety Award

Presented to an entity that has demonstrated excellence in developing and maintaing a culture of safety that has contributed substantially towards improving the safety record of the seafood industry.

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Primary Producer Award

Presented to a seafood primary producer that has demonstrated excellence in the sustainable production of quality seafood through innovation in fishing or aquaculture practices, and that has contributed substantially towards a positive public profile for the seafood industry.

 

Research, Development & Extension Award

Presented to an entity that has demonstrated excellence in developing and undertaking a research, development, and extension activity that has contributed substantially towards a sustainable and profitable seafood industry.

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Promotion Award

Presented to an entity that has demonstrated excellence in developing and undertaking promotion activity that has contributed substantially towards improving the public profile of seafood and/or the seafood industry.

Environmental Stewardship Award

Presented to an entity that has demonstrated leadership, commitment and innovation in developing and implementing an initiative (including, project or event) that has contributed substantially to improving environmental stewardship/sustainability within the seafood industry or business operations; protecting or rehabilitating aquatic environments; or reducing adverse seafood industry impacts on the environment.

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People Development Award

Presented to an entity that has demonstrated excellence in developing and understaking a people activity that has contributed substantially towards a higher performing workforce for the seafood industry.

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Young Achiever Award

Presented to a person, under 25 years of age, who has demonstrated that he or she has made a positive difference to the seafood industry and has the potential to continue to develop and an effective and respected seafood industry leader. SIT will host an internal process to assess nominees. Please send recommendations for nominees to SIT for considerations

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Industry Ambassador Award

Presented to a person wo has demonstrated that he or she has made a substantial positive difference to the seafood industry over many years, and who has been a highly effective and respected seafood industry leader. Please send recommendations for nominees to SIT for consideration.