Great Lakes Native American Involvement In Fisheries

Extension Programs

National Aquaculture Extension Conference, Tucson, AZ April 8, 2003

Ron Kinnunen and Chuck Pistis-Michigan State University, Michigan Sea Grant

Extension

Treaty of LaPointe(1842)

Treaty of Washington(1836)

Treaty of Washington(1836)

Treaty of Saginaw(1819)

Treaty of Chicago(1821)

Treaty of Detroit(1807)

Treaty of Cedar Pt.(1836)

Treaty of St. Joseph(1828)

Foot of the Rapids Treaty (1817)

Eight Principal Treaties 1807 - 1842

HACCP A system for food safety control stands for:

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points

Seven Principles of HACCPSeven Principles of HACCP

Conduct hazard analysis and identify preventive measures Identify critical control points (CCP) Establish control measures Monitor each CCP Establish Corrective action to be taken when a critical

limit deviation occurs Establish a record-keeping system Establish verification procedures

HACCP Training Workshops

• We recognized that it was in everyone’s best interest to train tribal fishers in HAACP

• Michigan Sea Grant coordinated 7 on reservation tribal workshops which trained 191 fish processors

• Three Indian Tribes have signed memorandums of understanding with the FDA to implement HACCP on their reservations

HACCP Implementation

• All major fish processing plants in Michigan now running under HACCP

• As a follow up Michigan Sea Grant Extension assisted these facilities in developing HACCP plans and record keeping systems

• HACCP has helped insure a safer product reaches the consumer

Purple loosestrife

Purple loosestrife

Zebra musselsZebra

mussels

Eurasian ruffe

Sea lampreySea lamprey

Spiny waterflea

CorbiculaCorbicula

White perchWhite perch

Rusty crayfish

Common carpCommon carp

Threespine sticklebackThreespine stickleback

Rainbow smelt

Rainbow smelt

AlewifeAlewife

American eelAmerican eel

Round GobyRound Goby

Using HAACP allay concerns that aquaculture will spread ANS

Using HAACP allay concerns that aquaculture will spread ANS

Must have a policy and procedures in place to deal with concerns

Must have records that will show that the policies and procedures are being followed

Must verify that policies and procedures work

HACCP Flow Diagram Example

Baitfish Harvest

Transport

Holding Facility

Grading By Size

Transport

Retail distribution system

Curriculum for plan development

Curriculum for plan development

ANS-HACCP ANS-HACCP Training MaterialsTraining Materials

ANS-HACCP ANS-HACCP Training MaterialsTraining Materials

Supporting

training video

(22 min)

Supporting

training video

(22 min)

Stickers for bait bucketsand tackleboxes

Stickers for bait bucketsand tackleboxes

ANS-HACCP ANS-HACCP Outreach MaterialsOutreach Materials

ANS-HACCP ANS-HACCP Outreach MaterialsOutreach Materials

Posters for

bait shops

Posters for

bait shops

Who ya gonna call?Who ya gonna call?

OfficialANSBuster

OfficialANSBuster