8:30

Aquaculture and Seafood Policy - An Introduction

Michelle L. “Mick” Walsh, President, United States Aquaculture Society

8:45

US Aquaculture: A Farmer's Perspective

Paul Zajicek, Executive Director, National Aquaculture Association

9:15

FDACS Aquaculture Certificate of Registration and Best Management Practices

Portia Sapp, Director, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Division of Aquaculture

9:45

Morning wrap up and Q&A

10:00

BREAK

11:00

The Seafood HACCP Rule

Michael Ciaramelia, Consumer Safety Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA

11:30

Implementation of the USDA-FSIS HACCP regulation in the local catfish industry

Evelyn Watts, Seafood Extension Specialist, Louisiana Sea Grant

12:00

ISSC and its role in Aquaculture and Seafood Policy

Keith Skiles, Executive Director, Interstate Shellfish Sanitation Conference

12:30

LUNCH

1:30

Seafood HACCP Certification - An Introduction

Razieh Farzad, Director, Seafood HACCP Alliance

1:45

SHA/AFDO Training Changes

Michael Ciaramella, Director, Seafood HACCP Allianc

2:15

Support for Industry in Complying with the Traceability Rule

Lisa Weddig, Chief Food Safety Officer, National Fisheries Institute

2:45

Mid-afternoon wrap up and Q&A

3:00

BREAK 

3:30

Aquaculture Regulation and Policy in a Post-Chevron World

Andrew Tsui, Partner, Arnall Golden Gregory, LLP

4:00

Regulatory Framework for Cellular Agriculture

Razieh Farzad, Seafood Safety Extension Specialist, Florida Sea Grant

4:15

Fundamentals of Ike Jime and Implications for US Food Policy and Security

Andrew Tsui, President, Ike Jime Federation, LLC

4:45

End-of-day wrap up, panel discussion, and Q&A (45 min)