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31st Annual Meeting
Seafood
Science & Technology Society of the
Americas
(Details & Registration
http://sst.ifas.ufl.edu/31stann/31stann.html
)
jointly with the 60th Annual Meeting of the Gulf &
Caribbean Fisheries Institute
Punta Cana
,
Dominican
Republic
,
November 5-9,
2007
AGENDA as
of
September
17, 2007
Monday,
Nov 5th
- Opening
sessions for the Gulf & Caribbean Fisheries Institute (GCFI)
Tuesday, Nov 6th
- Continue GCFI
sessions
4-6 PM – SST
Executive Committee Meeting
6:30- 7:30PM –
Informal SST Reception and Open Registration
GCFI Evening Poster
Session
Wednesday,
Nov 7th
Special
Program -
SPINY LOBSTER SYMPOSIUM
& SCHOOL
· Morning
Symposium (GCFI) – Resource
Sustainability
Monitor, Tom Matthews, Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation
Commission
(series of speakers and panel session to discuss concerns and
potential controls
and action items for sustainable use of the spiny lobster
resources)
Lunch on your own
· Afternoon
School (SST) – Responsible
Product Utilization
Monitor, Steve Otwell,
Aquatic Food Products Program, Univ. Florida
Increasing
Harvest and promoting Sustainable Fishing Practices in the Caribbean Lobster Fishery
– Tom Matthews, FL-FWCC
Implications & Status of Lacey Act in USA
– Spencer Garret, NMFS , Pascagoula, MS
or NMFS rep TBD
Quality Issues (Microbial thru Melanosis)
– Steve Otwell,
University of Florida
Optional Control of Melanosis
(black-spot)
– Mark Ritter, SunOpta Corp
Yields & Moisture Controls (glazing, phosphates, &
treatment options)
- Laura Garrido,
University
of
Florida
Break
Spiny
Lobster
School
continued -
Product Demonstrations
with Hands-On & Nose-On Training
1. Use of Sensory Measures for Product Decomposition
- Jim Barnett, retired FDA and Victor Garrido, University of
Florida
2.
Improper glazing, Net Weights , and Use of Phosphates & Non-Phosphate
Blends
- Laura Garrido and
Steve Otwell, University of Florida
3. Open- Test Packs for
Trial Evaluations – Barnett & Garrido
Adjourn before
5:00 PM
Thursday,
Nov 8th
·
Continue GCFI sessions
·
SST Morning Session
Fish Species Identification
Methods & Programs
MarBOL – A Plan to Barcode all Marine Life
– Dr. Dirk Steinke, MarBOL Campaign Coordinator
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, Canada
The Consortium for the Barcode of Life: A Global Initiative
Promoting DNA Barcoding
- Dr. David Schindel, Executive Secretary, CBOL
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institute,
Washington, DC What Can Fish-BOL Offer ?
- Robert Hanner, Assoc
Director BOL Canada
Dept Integrative Biology,
University
of
Guelph
Break
FDA Assessment of DNA
Bar-Coding for Species Identification of Fish, I. Potential Use
of DNA Barcodes in Regulatory Sciences: Applications of Regulatory
Fish Encyclopedia
- Haile Yancy, et al.
FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine, Laurel, MD
FDA Assessment of DNA Bar-Coding for Species Identification of
Fish, II. Recent Food safety Case Studies
-
Jonathan Deeds, et al.
FDA
Center
for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition
Species Identification
– Analytical Services for Commercial Products
- LeeAnn Applewhite, Applied Food Technologies
Aquatic Species
Authentication Program (ASAP): Sensory Considerations
- Steve Otwell,
University
of
Florida
Adjourn morning SST session
· NFI’s Sustainability of Spiny Lobster Resources (concurrent
morning session)–
Stetson Tinkham, Director International Affairs, National Fisheries
Institute
(Special commercial forum for invited guests to address immediate
and longer-term action plans in research, education, commerce, and
regulation that can help assure more sustainable lobster resources about
the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean and adjacent regions of production)
Thursday
Lunch
· SST
Afternoon Session
SST Presentations
Risks,
Benefits and challenges in the U.S. Seafood Industry
- Barbara Blakistone,
National Fisheries institute, Arlington, VA
Formulations of Advisory Levels for Caribbean and Pacific
Ciguatoxins and Tiered Methods for their Determination
- Robert Dickey, et al,
FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition,
Dauphin Island, AL
Microbiological survey of Oysters in U.S. Retail Markets
- Paul DiStefano, FDA
Office of Food Safety, College Park, MD
Validation
of a Post Harvest Processing Protocol for Freezing Oysters to Reduce Vibrio vulnificus to <3 MPN/g and <30 MPN/g
- Mike Jahncke, et al.
Virginia Tech, Hampton, VA
Sensory Profile Program for Raw Oysters
- Laura Garrido, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Development, Implementation and Initial Results from Quality
Assurance Niche
Marketing of the Southern US Wild-Caught Shrimp in Georgia and the
Region
- Keith Gates, University of Georgia, Brunswick, GA
Marketing Constraints for Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera
bonasus)
- Robert Fisher, VIMS, College of William & Mary, Gloucester
Pt, VA
Adjourn before
5:00 PM
CGFI & SST Evening
Social/Dinner
Friday,
Nov 9th
·
Continue GCFI sessions
·
SST Morning Session
Controlling
Histamine Levels in Potential Scombrotoxic Fishes
FDA Efforts & HACCP Regulations for the USA
- Bret Koonse (or rep), FDA Headquarters, College Park, MD
Import Issues and Advice
- Victor Garrido, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Effects of Post Harvest Handling on the Formation of Histamine in
Tuna
- Walter Staruszkiewicz,
FDA Headquarters, College Park, MD
NMFS
Initiatives
-
Spencer Garrett, NMFS Seafood Lab, Pascagoula, MS
Controls for Scombrotoxic Fishes in Hawaii
- John Kaneko, PacMar, Honolulu, HI
Isolation
and Identification of Histamine-Producing Bacteria in Yellowfin Tuna
(Thunnus albacores )and mahi-Mahi (Copryphaena hippurus) from NorthCarolina
and Hawaiian Waters
- Matthew Stallsworth, Kristin Bjornsdottir, Gregory Bolton* and
David Green,
NC
State University, Morehead City, NC
Reliable and Approved Test Kits for Histamine Analysis
- Tony Lupo, et al.,
Neogen Corporation
Related Concerns for Use of Carbon Monoxide Treatments for Frozen
Fish and Modified Atmospheric Packaging Fresh Fish
- Steve Otwell,
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Noon
Adjourn
SST Meeting
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