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Crab domoic acid 2017 rules advisory committee information
Dungeness crab harvest is an economic and cultural centerpiece in Oregon, a keystone for Oregon’s popular seafood brand. Reliable and sustainable harvest is essential to maximizing the value of harvested crab to Oregon, and safe seafood management practices are essential for protecting the health of Oregonians. This rules advisory committee will help shape Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs) for the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and ODFW to describe the management use of evisceration orders and harvest area closures, to address harmful algal bloom biotoxin detection in crab viscera, and to maximize both the protection of human health and the sustainable harvest during these events.
Goals: Advise the agencies over 2-3 meetings on rules and process describing under what conditions evisceration may be used for crab harvest and how to implement closures, when necessary. Conditions must maximize traceability of the live market to minimize risk of public exposure to biotoxins. This includes improving traceability for the purposes of communication with non-Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) plan required crab buyers and for the purposes of inventory evaluation for HACCP processors.
Name |
Affiliation |
Location |
Andrew Bornstein |
Bornstein Seafoods |
Astoria |
Cari Brandberg |
Living Pacific Seafood and Chelsea Rose Seafood |
Newport |
Robert Browning |
FV Lady Lee |
Garibaldi |
John Corbin |
FV Buck & Ann; FV Southeast |
Astoria |
Joshua Beers |
BC Fisheries |
Brookings |
Scott Kastengren |
FV Sunset Charge |
Astoria |
Mike Lane |
FV Morning Star |
Charleston |
Brian Nolte |
FV Dynamik |
Brookings |
Joel Purkey |
FV Alice Faye |
Port Orford |
Dave Wright |
Pacific Seafood |
Newport |
Justin Yager |
FV Eddie & Rod; FV Sarah Belle |
Newport |
Committee member responsibilities include:
- Participate in up to three, four-hour meetings on the Oregon Coast during the summer of 2017.
- Remain in close communication with the industry sectors and geographic areas that they represent.
- Convey the feedback from their communities to the advisory committee, ODA and ODFW.
Meeting 1 – June 20, 2017
Meeting 2 – July 20, 2017
Meeting 3 – August 15, 2017 (if needed)
Public hearing information – Sept 26, 2017
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