HACCP A Quality Control Concept To Protect Western Waters Bob Pitman Aquatic Invasive Species Coordinator Region 2 – Fish & Wildlife Service LAST YEARS PRESENTATION

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 “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

Website by David Britton 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

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

What’s To Gain? What’s To Lose?

Asian Carp Species On the Move

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

100 th 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