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Crab domoic acid 2017 rules advisory committee information
Purpose and goals of the ODA and ODFW rules advisory committee
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.
Rules advisory industry committee members
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.
4034 Fairview Industrial Drive SE :: Salem, OR 97302 :: Main Phone (503) 947-6000 or (800) 720-ODFW [6339]
Do you have a question or comment for ODFW? Contact ODFW's Public Service Representative at: odfw.info@odfw.oregon.gov
Share your opinion or comments on a Fish and Wildlife Commission issue at: odfw.commission@odfw.oregon.gov
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