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The Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference

The ISSC promotes shellfish sanitation by adopting guidelines set in the National Shellfish Sanitation Program, to regulate the harvest, processing and shipping of shellfish in the US.  This website contains Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference information,  meetings, training and shellfish information.

  1. National Shellfish Sanitation Program  Public health and  the safe consumption of shellfish.
  2. Journal of Shellfish Research  Articles on all aspects of shellfish research.

 

United States Environmental Protection Agency

US Environmental Protection Agency

The US EPA is focused on developing better ways to protect human health and the environment.

  1. Office of Water: Volunteer Monitoring Water Quality  Water Quality Monitoring, volunteering, biological assessment, data systems and mapping tools.
  2. EPA Watershed Protection – Measures you can take to protect your watershed.  
  3. EPA Publications and Videos – Publications on water shed management and tools for educating the public. Web-based training and seminars available.
  4. Volunteer Estuary Monitoring  A methods manual for understanding estuaries, monitoring programs, training, Quality Assurance, sampling, data, chemical, biological and physical measure

US Department of Agriculture: Food and Drug Administration

The US food safety system is based on stringent, science-based federal and state laws with a legalresponsibility of industry to produce safe foods.  

  1. USDA/FDA: HACCP training programs and resource database
  2. USDA/FDA: Food borne Illness Education Center: Food Safety Links  HACCP general information and food safety links.
  3. USDA/FDA and Cooperative State Research  HACCP resources, bibliography of information on HACCP and quality assurance for the aquaculture sector.

US FDA: Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition

Seafood Information and Resources.  Food borne pathogens and contamination, HACCP compliance and Federal State programs.

  1. US FDA/CFSAN:  Fish and Fisheries Products Hazards and Controls Guide.FDA HACCP folder.
  2. Seafood HACCP - An overview, regulations and further information sources.
  3. US FDA/CFSAN:  Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis of the Proposed Regulations.  Procedures for the safe processing of and importing of fish and fishery products.
  4. US FDA/CFSAN HACCP Regulations for Fish and Fishery Products  A guide to facilitate HACCP implementation into the seafood industry, based on online questions and answers.

US FDA/CFSAN: Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service. National Shellfish Sanitation Program- Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish.

US FDA/CFSAN: Vibrio paramolyticus task force - A Draft Assessment on the Public Health Impact of Vibrio paramolyticus in Raw Molluscan shellfish.

  1. US FDA/CFSAN:Vibrio parahaemolyticus - Information on the Vp illness. Associated with a gastroenteritis infection, which is caused by this organism, through the consumption of contaminated shellfish.
  2. US FDA/CFSAN Bad Bug Book  - The Food-borne Pathogenic Microorganisms and Natural Toxins Handbook.
  3. US FDA/CFSAN Guidance Documents for Trace Elements in Seafood Arsenic, Cadmium, Chromium, Lead and Nickel.
  4. FDA Research in support of Microbial Risk Assessment Modeling

 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

NOAA Classified Shellfish Growing Waters - National case studies on the state of the Coastal Environment and on-line references to related issues.

National Marine Fisheries Service Science-based research, programs, organization, reports, fish facts and news releases. 

Northwest Fisheries Science Centre - Provides the scientific basis to meet NOAA's stewardship role to conserve and manage living marine resources and their habitat with emphasis on the Pacific Northwest.

National Ocean Service - NOS measures and predicts coastal and ocean phenomena, protects large areas of the oceans, works to ensure safe navigation, and serves the American public in many other ways.

Marine Biotoxins and Harmful Algae Blooms - Informative site on marine biotoxins, harmful algae blooms and current research on these subjects.  Detailed information is available on PSP, DSP, Domoic Acid Posion, Heterosigma and health issues. 

 

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Maryland Sea Grant Program

Administered by the NOAA, the Maryland  Sea Grant Program focuses on innovative marine research, education and outreach, with a strong concentration on Chesapeake Bay.

  1. Restoring Oysters to US Coastal Waters; A National Commitment.  Information on oyster anatomy, environment, hemocytes, filter feeding, teacher resources, the oyster gardening program, and farming vs. hunting.

 

Washington Sea Grant Program

Administered by the NOAA, the Washington Sea Grant program conducts research, outreach and education on marine resources, industry and sciences.

  1. Oyster Stew, Celebrating 100 years of Oyster Culture in Washington State  Excellent site on Washington's oysters, industry people profiles, science and industry, tools and techniques, and a historical timeline of the industry.  Oyster information is also available on purchasing, preparing, water quality, illnesses, nutrition and publications.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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