[APWG] WORKSHOP: Aquatic Invasive Species Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (Lamar, PA)

[Plant Conservation]

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Dear fisheries professionals, aquatic resource managers & aquatic
biologists,

Pennsylvania Sea Grant and the USFWS are pleased to announce that a
Pennsylvania AIS HACCP workshop is scheduled for March 29 & 30, 2005.

WHAT IS AIS HACCP?
AIS HACCP planning is a methodology adapted from the food industry to
identify risks and focus procedures to prevent the spread of aquatic
invasive species during a variety of aquatic field activities.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
* Aquatic biologists * Fisheries Professionals * Hatchery Operators *
Aquaculture Representatives * Wetland Biologists * Bait Harvesters &
Distributors * Aquatic Resource Managers * Watershed Specialists * Anyone
Wishing to Learn More to Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Invasive Species *

DATE:
March 29, 2005, 1-5 p.m. & March 30, 2005, 8 a.m. - Noon

LOCATION:
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Northeast Fishery Center
308 Washington Avenue
Lamar, PA 16848 (near State College, PA)

See the blurb below for additional info.

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AIS HACCP Aquatic Invasive Species Hazard Analysis and Critical Control
Point

A two-day workshop designed to assist aquatic and fisheries biologists,
aquaculture operators and hatchery managers in preventing the introduction
and spread of aquatic invasive species during routine field activities.

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March 29, 2005 1-5 p.m. and March 30, 2005 8 a.m. . 12 p.m.
Northeast Fishery Center
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
308 Washington Avenue, Lamar, PA 16848
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HACCP planning is a methodology to identify risks and focus procedures to
prevent the spread of AIS through natural resource management pathways.
Understanding vectors and developing plans to remove non-target species
and prevent biological contamination can prevent the spread of AIS. Using
practical examples, case studies, and hands-on exercises, participants
will learn principles of pathway management planning as a tool to prevent
the spread of invasive species.

REGISTRATION: The workshop is free, however, pre-registration is required.
E-mail, telephone or mail registration information (name, affiliation,
address, city, state, zip code, phone, and E-mail address) by Monday,
March 14, 2005 to Sarah Whitney, Pennsylvania Sea Grant, 1450 Edgmont
Avenue, Suite 150, Chester, PA 19013;
telephone 610-304-8753; E-mail: swhitney at psu.edu.

HOTEL RESERVATIONS: A block of rooms has been reserved at the Comfort Inn
of Lamar, 31 Comfort Inn Lane, Mill Hall, PA 17751, located off Interstate
80, Exit 173 (Old Exit 25). Phone: 570-726-4901. The government rate is
$60 single (additional people are $5 per person); the business rate (for
nongovernmental participants) is $68 plus tax. The block is reserved under
the group name Pennsylvania Sea Grant; rooms will be held until Monday,
March 14.

SPONSORED BY: The training is sponsored by Pennsylvania Sea Grant and the
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Workshop funding was provided by the Great
Lakes Protection Fund.