2026 AFDO / Seafood Alliance HACCP Training Course
December 8, 2026 - December 10, 2026
Registration Deadline: December 4, 2026 - 11:59PM
Bay Mills Resort & Casino, 11386 W Lakeshore Dr, Brimley, MI 49715
Contact: Elliot Nelson, elliotne@msu.edu
Michigan Sea Grant, MSU Extension, and the Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) are offering Seafood HACCP Training this December 8-10, 2026, in Brimley, Michigan!
What is Seafood HACCP?
The Association of Food and Drug Officials and the Seafood HACCP Alliance have developed a uniform and cost-effective AFDO/Alliance hazard analysis & critical control point (HACCP) training program for fish and fishery products. The primary purpose of the AFDO/Alliance HACCP Training Protocol is to assist the implementation of HACCP programs in commercial and regulatory settings. The primary audience is the seafood processing and importing industry, and regulatory officials based in the United States. The Basic HACCP course teaches the principles of HACCP and empowers processors to develop HACCP plans specific for each seafood product they handle or produce.
Registration is required and participants must attend the entire course to receive their certificate.
- Where: Bay Mills Resort & Casino, Brimley, MI
- When: December 8-10, 2026
- Course Registration Cost: $159.00
- Register here
If you are unable to make these dates and would like to look at other course offerings, visit AFDO’s website.
Please reach out to Elliot Nelson (elliotne@msu.edu) with any questions.
For Great Lakes Indian Fish & Wildlife Commission (GLIFWC) members:
GLIFWC will pay the $159.00 HACCP Registration fee (which includes the course book), provide hotel rooms, and food and mileage reimbursements* for the following qualified participants:
- Any Lake Superior commercial fisherman licensed by Red Cliff, Bad River, Keweenaw Bay or Bay Mills.
- Adult family members of any Red Cliff, Bad River, Keweenaw Bay or Bay Mills licensed fisherman currently working at a family's fish shop.
- Any enrolled member from any GLIFWC member tribe (i.e. enrolled members of Fond du Lac, Mille Lacs, Red Cliff, Bad River, St. Croix, Lac Courte Oreilles, Lac du Flambeau, Sokaogon, Lac Vieux Desert, Keweenaw Bay, and Bay Mills). This includes subsistence fishermen and those active in harvesting and processing fish
- The costs for Tribal fisheries and conservation staff of GLIFWC member tribes will also be covered.
Participants must attend all three days to obtain the HACCP certificate and to have their travel costs reimbursed by GLIFWC. *After participants complete the three-day class, they will sign a GLIFWC travel form for mileage and per diem (meals) reimbursement based on Federal GSA rates.
For Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) members:
CORA will pay the $159.00 HACCP Registration fee (which includes the course book), and will reimburse mileage and bridge fare (receipt required) for 2026 Licensed Commercial Captains within the following Tribes:
- Grand Travers Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
- Little River Band of Ottawa Indians
- Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
- Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Participants MUST send a copy of their registration application to Bev Carrick (bevcarrick@chippewaottawa.org) or Deanna Bowen (djbowen@chippewaottawa.org) no later than December 4, 2026 at noon so registration fee can be processed.
Participants must attend all three days to obtain the HACCP certificate and to have their travel costs reimbursed by CORA.
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