September 9-11, 2014
Duke University Marine Lab
Beaufort, North Carolina Agenda
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Salt Marshes, Bivalves, Facilitation, and New Paradigms in Ecology and
Conservation, Dr. Brian Silliman, Rachel Carson Associate Professor of
Marine Conservation Biology, Duke University Marine Laboratory
FDA Update, Paul DiStefano, U.S. Food & Drug Administration
FDA Southeast Region Update, Laurie Farmer, Director, State
Cooperative Programs Branch, USFDA
Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference (ISSC) Update
Ken Moore, Executive Director, ISSC
FDA’s Office of Partnerships’ Support of States
and National Shellfish Sanitation Program,
Michael Antee, USFDA
Harvester / Dealer Education
ISSC Update - Ken Moore, ISSC
Harmful Algal Blooms in a Changing World:
A Southeast US Perspective
Dr. Patricia Tester, Senior Scientist JHT, Inc.
Emerging Techniques for Monitoring Harmful Algal Blooms
Dr. Wayne Litaker Supervisory Ecologist, NOAA, Center for Coastal
Fisheries and Habitat Research
Texas HAB Monitoring and its Experience with Dinophysis:
Kirk Wiles, Texas Department of State Health Services
NoroCORE: USDA-NIFA Food Virology Collaborative
Dr. Chip Simmons, NC State University
National Shellfish Sanitation Program Laboratory and Method Updates
Valerie Wunderly, NC Shellfish Sanitation
Living in a Vibrio World: The Ecology, Geographical Distribution
and Impact of Climate Change on Pathogenic Vibrios
Dr. Craig Baker-Austin Senior Research Scientist
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth
Laboratory United Kingdom
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Illness Outbreaks with East Coast Shellfish
Anna Newton, MPH, Surveillance Epidemiologist
Center for Disease Control and Prevention
Development of a Decision Matrix Tool for the Prediction of Potentially Pathogenic Vibrio Species in North Carolina
Dr. James Oliver
Bonnie E. Cone
Advancing Technologies for Prediction and Management of Vibrio sp. Pathogens
Dr. Rachel Noble, Professor UNC Institute of Marine Science
The Texas Experience with Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Lessons Learned
Kirk Wiles, Texas Department of State Health Services
The Spread of Pacific Northwest Clonal Complex Vibrio parahaemolyticus Strains
Dr. Craig Baker-Austin Senior Research Scientist
Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Weymouth Laboratory United Kingdom
Next Steps for Vibrio parahaemolyticus Management in Washington State
Laura Wigand, Washington State Department of Health
Vibrio Calculator, Rapid Cooling and FDA Course Advisory Group
Dr. Andy Depaola, Lead Seafood Microbiologist FDA Gulf Coast Seafood Laboratory
Interpretation and Impacts of ISSC proposal 13-202 on Vp illnesses Response
Ken Moore, ISSC Executive Director
Paul DiStefano, USFDA
On-board Rapid Cooling of Cultured Oysters to Address Regulatory Needs:
A Newly Funded Project by NOAA – Sea Grant Aquaculture Research Program
Dr. John Supan, Oyster Specialist – LSU Agricultural Center
NC Oyster and Clam Fishery Management Plans
Mike Marshall, District Manager
NC Division of Marine Fisheries
Where Are Things With Dilution to Prevent Viral Problems?
Dorothy Jean Mccoubrey, ORISE Scholar, USFDA
Archer Daniels Midland Hydrographic Study
Andy Haines, NC Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality
Male Specific Coliphage (MSC) Informational Meeting Overview
Ken Moore, Executive Director, ISSC
NC’s Seafood Safety Workshop
Jeff French, NC Shellfish Sanitation and Recreational Water Quality
Mississippi Harvester Education Program,