# Presentation: 422622

## HACCP A  Quality Control Concept To Protect Western Waters 

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- HACCP A  Quality Control Concept To Protect Western Waters

- Bob Pitman
- Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator
- Region 2 – Fish & Wildlife Service

**LAST YEARS PRESENTATION**

**Notes:**
Last year Bob used this presentation to expand on the Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points planning known by its acronym as HACCP which was being used by Sea Grant universities to remove aquatic nuisance species (ANS) in shipments of aquatic products.  
Since last year significant evolution has occurred in the way this is used in the Fish & Wildlife Service.  The concept of HACCP planning is expanded to cover all types of natural resource pathways and is now referred to as “Pathway Management for Natural Resources Management”.  

## 2003 Update

- Without planning, natural resource work opens pathways to many unique habitats
- HACCP planning is a ***Pathway Management*** strategy to prevent unintended spread of non-target species of plants and animals

## Web Based Support

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- “ProtectingWesternWaters.gov”
- Link on WRP web site
- Data base of completed HACCP plans
- Forms & Instructions
- Contact information
- HACCP Plan Review Team
- List of HACCP trainers

**Notes:**
Here are the basics of what Bob proposed last year
Support and outreach is essential to raise awareness and get this type of planning implemented on a large scale.  A web-based support system with these characteristics was suggested to implement the HACCP planning concept.  The evolution of this support changed very little from this slide from last year.  

## Website by David Brittonwww.HACCP-NRM.org

- Not sure if it is linked on WRP website
- Database of completed HACCP plans is growing
- Forms, guidance and background information
- list of training & workshops

**Notes:**
Web-based support became operational in June
Last fall Bob put together a team to modify the HACCP planning format used by Sea Grant for private aquaculture and make it fit all natural resource pathways, terrestrial and aquatic.  
The DRAFT manual will be a living document changeable to include better ideas and adapt HACCP planning to prevent spread of non-target species through natural resource pathways.
The basic HACCP fundamentals stayed the same
Forms are available in several formats, some with “linking
In a couple of formats the 5 HACCP forms will be linked to make the planning process as smooth as possible
A planning wizard is being developed

## Long Term Objectives 

- Provide web-based access to best management practices to remove and prevent spread of non-target species of plants or animals that could hitchhike through natural resource pathways
- Promote and support HACCP planning

***Planning Is Everything***

## HACCP planning for natural resource pathways is planned for December 8-12 at the National Conservation Training Center (NCTC), Shepherdstown, W. Virginia
Define training needs, methods of delivery
Develop training materials
Establish a diverse core of trainers to raise awareness, form and deliver workshops  

- Define training needs, methods of delivery
- Develop training materials
- Establish a diverse core of trainers to raise awareness, form and deliver workshops

**Notes:**
Remind that training opportunities will also be announced on the website (www.HACCP-NRM.org)

## What’s To Gain?

- What’s To Lose?

**Notes:**
From last years presentation

## Asian Carp Species On the Move

**Notes:**
Last year the idea of using HACCP planning for natural resource pathways as a general way to protect western waters was just a good idea.
Now – It is going to be an important tool to prevent the unintended spread of Asian carp species (black, bighead, silver) into western waters
The threat that these species will spread over the continental divide, and the 100th Meridian, as non-target contaminants in fish shipments from the Mississippi Basin is significant.  The support paper on the website documents examples of species spread through aquaculture shipments.

## Other Benefits

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- Private business
*“**If you don’t do HACCP planning why should we?”*
- Support web site operational later this year

## 100th Meridian 

- Improve boater survey data collection
- Six handheld PDA’s with GPS units and loaded with the forms will be distributed for field collection of information.
- Data can be easily uploaded to the database making the transfer from field to database quick and easy eliminating errors

**Notes:**
Please contact Bob on suggestions for placing the units.  If these units work out more will be added next year to help target hotspots and pathways and better understand boater movements and attitudes.