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CATE O’KEEFE NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR NEW ENGLAND COUNCIL

Catherine “Cate” O’Keefe, a scientist with more than 20 years of experience in Northeast sheries research and management, was named executive director of the New England Fisheries Management Council to replace the retiring omas Nies.

NOAA FISHERIES ENDORSES 40 PROJECTS, ALLOCATING $11 MILLION IN GRANT FUNDING

NOAA Fisheries has recommended 40 projects to receive $11 million in grant funding.“ ese grant awards support the promotion and marketing of U.S. sheries which supports U.S. shing and aquaculture industries and our nation’s working waterfronts,” NOAA Fisheries Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator for Operations Jim Landon said in a statement.

The NC State Seafood Laboratory received a grant through NC Sea Grant to develop eight videos that explain and show the sanitation and safety regulations the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requires for seafood processing plants.

The implementation of the video training did result in more job-related confidence and knowledge for workers, which can potentially lead to more significant economic gains for processors, as well as a lower risk of illness for workers and consumers

For more information on this project and the implementation of this training program, contact: Alex Chouljenko, Assistant Professor, avchoulj@ncsu.edu Greg Bolton, Research Specialist, gebolton@ncsu.edu

Read more at: https://seafoodscience.ces.ncsu.edu/2023/05/training-videos-developed-forspanish-speaking-employees-of-nc-seafood-processors/