Educational seminar for oyster harvesters now on-line

The required educational seminar for shellfish harvesters is now available on-line. 

The Department of Agriculture has made the 20 minute video available at myfwc.com/shellfish.

When you go to the site you will have to create an account, so that once you’ve finished with the seminar you can get a participation certificate which you will need to get your oyster harvesting license.

               

The training is required by the Federal Food and Drug Administration.

The seminar focuses on shellfish harvest and post-harvest handling practices to minimize the growth of Vibrio bacteria and to reduce the risk of associated illnesses.

If you don’t have access to a computer, you can still watch the video at the Shellfish Center in Apalachicola every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 3 PM through May.

In June the program will be shown Monday through Friday at 3 PM.

http://live.oysterradio.com/