Katherine Hawes is a lawyer, educator and speaker who is passionate about the Marine and Aquaculture Industries. Based in Sydney, Australia she is the founder of Aquarius Lawyers and Aquarius Education. Katherine has over 20 years' of legal and business experience and her expertise lies in advising and representing organisations and businesses on issues pertaining to the marine environment. Katherine is a regular speaker at large international events covering topics such as aquaculture, marine and fisheries law, maritime security and marine resources management.

Aquarius Lawyers

Katherine HawesSpeaker, Trainer, Legal Counsel

!Katherine is currently the legal counsel for the Association of International Seafood Professionals and is a Director of the World Aquaculture Society Asian Pacific Chapter Executive Committee (WAS APC). She is also involved in the development of Aquaculture without Frontiers charity. !Katherine has appeared before the full bench of the High Court and is often asked to be a guest lecturer at Australian universities on topics such as International Fisheries Law and Tourism Law. Due to her vast experience in legal issues which affect the marine environment she is a regular guest speaker at international conferences. !Katherine has extensive courtroom experience and demonstrated knowledge of evidence, and practice and procedure within different jurisdictions.!She is also an accomplished lecturer and trainer. She regularly lectures at both The University of Western Sydney and Wollongong University. Her love of education led to the formation of her own training company, Aquarius Education, which offers a wide range of education programs including Maritime Law and Contract Law fundamentals for non-lawyers. !Katherine is available for speaking engagements, radio and telephone interviews, and other educational appearances. In this Speaker Kit you will find all the information you need to book Katherine for your next event.

Academic Qualifications !BA (Communications) LLBMasters Maritime StudiesMasters of LawsMasters Adult EducationJournalism and Media LawMaritime Law International Business Law

!!!Adult EducationUniversity of TechnologyUniversity of NSWUniversity of WollongongUniversity of SydneyUniversity of Technology

In this Speaker Kit you will find:

‣ Bio and Headshot

‣ Academic Qualifications

‣ Keynote Speeches & Presentations

‣ Selected Media Publications

‣ Training Courses

‣ Praise for Katherine

‣ How to Book Katherine

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Keynote Speeches and Presentations

‣ “The Issue of VMS Evidence in Combatting Maritime Crime” - International Fisheries Conference in Chili (July 2014)

‣ “Keeping it Legal” to the American Fisheries Society (Sept 2013)

‣ Asia Pacific Aquaculture Conference in Vietnam (2013)

‣ “Legal issues affecting offshore aquaculture development” (Dec 2013)

‣ 5th Offshore Mariculture Conference 2014 in Italy

‣ 5th Aquaculture Expo and Convention Philippines

‣ Free Trade Agreements on the Fisheries and Aquaculture Industry in the Philippines - Aquatech 2014

‣ Offences - 7th International Fisheries Observer & Monitoring Conference (April 2013)

‣ “Keeping it Legal” - Fisheries Prosecutions

‣ American Fisheries Society (Jan 2013)

‣WAS conference - Legal Issues: Affecting Development of Aquaculture in Asia Vietnam (Dec 2013)

‣ Offshore Aquaculture Conference - Naples (Dec 2013)

‣What's in a Label? Certification issues for aquaculture

‣World Aquaculture Society – APC in Adelaide (June 2014)

‣ Guest Speaker at Marine 13 Conference in Sydney (May 2013)

‣ “Evidentiary Value of Observers in Prosecuting Fisheries Offences” presented at the 7th International Fisheries Observer and Monitoring Conference (7IFOMC) held in Chile (April 2013)

Selected Media Publications

Aquaculture The Fish Site

• Labelling Fish for EU Export - What’s in a Name?

Visit: www.thefishsite.com/articles/1790/labelling-fish-for-eu-export-what-is-in-a-name

• Getting to Grips with Boarding and Inspection Schemes

Visit: www.thefishsite.com/articles/1796/getting-to-grips-with-boarding-and-inspection-schemes

Global Aquaculture Alliance (GAA)

• A Simple Guide to NSW Private Moorings

Visit: www.seabreeze.com.au/News/Sailing/A-Simple-Guide-to-NSW-Private-Moorings_7927666.aspx

• Legal Issues Affect Offshore Aquaculture Development

Visit: pdf.gaalliance.org/pdf/GAA-Hawes-March14.pdf

World Fishing

• An Introduction to Aquaculture Insurance

Visit: www.worldfishing.net/news101/financeinsurance/an-introduction-to-aquaculture-insurance

• Aquaculture ScoopOverview of International Law and Treaties That Affect Offshore Aquaculture

Visit: issuu.com/aquaculturescoop/docs/aquaculturescoop_4f0828325d0599/5?e=0

Entrepreneur Podcast Network

• Issues faced by Business in the Marine Environment

Visit: epodcastnetwork.com/katherine-hawes-the-fish-lawyer-of-aquarius-lawyers/

If you are interested in a customised speechplease contact Katherine today to discuss.

Training Courses

Aquarius Education

‣Maritime Law for Non-Lawyers

‣Agents in the Maritime Industry - Law & Practice

‣Commercial Maritime Contracts for Non Lawyers

‣Maritime Regulation and Enforcement (5 days)

‣International Fisheries Law

!!Please visit Aquarius Education for our full brochure on courses available.

http://www.aquariuslawyers.com.au/aquarius-education/

Praise for Katherine “As the conference producer for the Offshore Mariculture Conference, I can say that it was a delight working with Katherine behind the scenes and at the conference. She made a great and honest impression on our delegates about the legal challenges the industry faces. I hope to see her present again in the future soon.”

Charlotte Howden, Naples Conference !“Katherine is a well-respected teaching colleague who achieves very good teaching evaluations, in particular for relating classroom concepts and models to the workplace. Very well liked by students because of her engaged and entertaining teaching style and her willingness to assist students on an individual basis.”

Roger March PhD Professor and Head, School of Business & Management at International College of Management Sydney (ICMS) !“Katherine is very knowledgable in their field and transfers the knowledge to the students well and in an relevant and interactive way.”

“Katherine used anecdotes to apply the content to real life situations. it was always fun and interesting and kept my attention. have thoroughly enjoyed this subject and would like to do another similar one or more in depth.”

“Great fun teacher and a really fun style of teaching which makes it easier for me to learn.”

l College of Management Sydney (ICMS)

Katherine is available for expert speaking engagements and training both in Australia and internationally in the Marine and Aquaculture industries.

For more information and enquiries please contact:

Katherine Hawes Phone: 02 9615 9635Email: info@aquariuslawyers.com.auWeb: http://www.aquariuslawyers.com.au/!

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