TABLE OF CONTENTS Industry Report on the Status of the Cooperative Program PHS Report on the Status of the Cooperative Program Report on Depuration The National Posture Relationship to Pollution Abatement Advances in Oyster Culture .... Coastal Surveillance and Security Control Radar Current Administrative Problems of Cooperative Program Conference of State Sanitary Engineers Actions on Regulatory Problems on Non-Certified Imports Report on Control of Sports Harvesting and Intrastate Sale Bacteriological criteria for Shellfish Growing Areas Interim Bacteriological criteria for Oysters Initial Survey on Clostridium Botulinum Toxin, Type E Heat-Shock Method of Preparation of Oysters for Shucking Proposed Changes in Part 1 of the Manual Proposed Changes in Part 11 of the Manual Workshop Position on Depuration Workshop Position on Cooling of Shucked Oysters Continuation of Proposed Changes in Part 11 of the Manual Appendix 1: Rhode Island Depuration Study (Manuel T. Canario, Appendix 1 : Advances in Oyster Culture (David H. Wallace, Decca Coastal Surveillance and Security Control Radar as an Aid to Public Health and Conservation in the Shellfish Industry (Roy J. Mitchell Decca Radar, Inc., New York, N.Y.) ...... Comitted).. 113 Appendix N: Administrative and Management Problems in the Public Health Service Report to Joint Committee on Marine Food Sanitation (APHA-CSSE) of the Confer- ence of State Sanitary Engineers an Evaluation of Need for Cooperative Certification Program for Appendix P: Regulatory Problems on Non-Certified Imports of O Appendix 2 : Suggested Changes for Part 111 Public Health Service Appraisal of State Shellfish Sanitation .. 203 Appendix AA : Use of Chemicals on or Near Shellfish Growing Areas An Industry Viewpoint (J. Richards Nelson, 212 Appendix BB : Industry Viewpoint of the Use of Chemicals on or 225 Appendix CC : Use of Chemicals on or Near Shellfish Growing Areas The Public Health Service Viewpoint .. 226 Appendix DD : Attendance at 1964 Shellfish Sanitation Workshop... 231 FOREWORD The 1964 Shellfish Sanitation Workshop was arranged by the Public Health Service in accordance with the recommendations of the 1961 Workshop. The objectives of the Workshop were: discuss current administrative and technical problems and to make necessary changes or revision in related Manuals. Invitations to attend the Workshop were extended to all state and Territorial Health Departments, Marine Fishery Departments in the coastal States, Health Departments in major cities, interested Federal agencies, Governments of Canada, Japan, and Mexico, and the shellfish industry trade organizations. The workshop was attended by 200 persons representing 99 agencies or organizations. The following Proceedings are based on the prepared papers and a verbatim transcript. The proceedings have been reviewed for accuracy by the various speakers. Our appreciation is extended to the many persons whose efforts contributed to the success of this undertaking. |