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Building skills and preparing every person
across the seafood industry for a sustainable future.

Training Built For The Real World of Seafood

ClearCut Seafood Training was created to meet a clear and pressing need: training across the seafood industry is often inconsistent, informal, and varies from vessel to vessel and plant to plant. Most learning happens on the job, but in a fast-changing industry, we need more structured and formalised training solutions.

We believe that if we’re not improving, we’re falling behind. That’s why we’re dedicated to developing practical, consistent training designed for every staff member, no matter their role, rank, or experience. Our seafood-specific training helps ensure the same standards are understood and applied across the board, making it easier to onboard new employees, break down language barriers, and maintain the high quality our industry is known for.

Our practical, up-to-date programs are built for the real world of seafood and the people in it. Whether you’re running a processing facility or operating a vessel, we deliver clear, consistent training that’s accessible, flexible, and built to suit your people – wherever they are.

While training won’t solve every challenge our industry faces, it’s a practical step we can take to support a stronger, more consistent future.

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Our Vision

To grow the seafood industry where more people choose it as a career, have clear pathways to gain qualifications, and continue to learn and develop.

Our Mission

To deliver practical and up-to-date programs built for the real world of seafood and the people in it.

Our Culture

Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, we listen, adapt, and ensure our programs are practical for the people using them.

Why Choose Us As Training Partners

At ClearCut Seafood Training, we know the seafood industry isn’t like any other. That’s why we don’t offer cookie-cutter programs.
We offer practical, seafood-specific solutions that work in the environments you and your teams face every day.

Seafood Specific

Our programs are built by people who live and breathe seafood, designed for the realities of the industry, not borrowed from somewhere else.

Practical, Not Academic

We keep it simple, no theory overload, just clear training that works the way seafood operators actually work.

Integrated, Not Isolated

We don’t ask you to start from scratch. Our tools fit neatly into the systems you already use, making them smarter and more effective.

Accessible to All

From trawlers to processing plants, we make training available when and where you need it, in a format that works for your team.

Meet the Director

Meet Meaghan Dodd

Meaghan Dodd is highly regarded in the food industry as a leading consultant for seafood and food manufacturing businesses. Meaghan has been a certified trainer for over 10 years, delivering food safety training to teams around Australia.

Meaghan’s specialist knowledge and experience working with local and significantly large global seafood businesses has allowed her to build practical, accessible, and consistent training solutions for every crew member, regardless of role, rank, or experience.

Born and raised on her family farm in Northwest Tasmania, Meaghan has always been connected to the food industry. Her passion lies in seafood, where she is dedicated to driving change through training that supports a stronger, more sustainable future for the industry.

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