Human Health Resources

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Resources:

Coping with Stress During Infectious Disease Outbreaks (Link)

Taking Care of Your Behavioral Health During an Infectious Disease Outbreak (Link)

How To Cope With Sheltering in Place (Link)

Talking with Children: Tips for Caregivers, Parents and Teachers During Infectious Disease Outbreaks (Link)

Additional Resources:

University of Florida: Managing Stress During a Pandemic (Webinar Recording) 

MIT Sea Grant RESCUES Manual - Responding to Emergencies at Sea and to Communities Under Extreme Stress (Link)

Peer Listener Training Manual from Mississippi-Alabama Sea Grant
The current pandemic has shifted the way we work and recreate. These changes have caused increased levels of stress, isolation and anxiety. Sea Grant is offering Peer Listening training to improve listening skills to support members of the community and serve as a bridge between disaster survivors and formal mental health services. The Peer Listening Training consists of four modules: (1) Defining disasters, (2) Listening skills, (3) Recognizing common symptoms and (4) Seeking and providing support. To learn more about the program, watch a video of the Part 1 training or download the Peer Listener Training Manual go to http://masgc.org/peer-listening/training.

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Processing, Marketing and Distribution Resources

General

• National Fisherman Directory of Seafood Suppliers (Link)
  List of local and domestic sources of wild American seafood available to be shipped or picked up locally. Continuing to accept submissions from companies.
   
• In a Half Shell National Directory of Oysters for Home Delivery or Pick-Up (Link)
  This site maintains a list of oyster producers who are providing oysters to consumers nationally, regionally and locally. See their FAQs for how to include your oyster business in the list.
   
• East Coast Shellfish Growers Association Directory of Shellfish Growers/Dealers (Link)
   
• Pacific Coast Shellfish Growers Association Directory of Shellfish Growers/Dealers (Link)
   
• Sea Grant Extension Assembly Seafood Direct Marketing Webinar (Link)
   
• Market Your Catch (Link)
  This website on alternative marketing of catch is intended to serve as a resource for West Coast fishermen. It also may be useful to fishermen elsewhere and others interested in seafood alternative markets.
   
• New York Sea Grant Seafood Marketing Resources (Link)
  New York Sea Grant in collaboration with the National Aquaculture Association developed free customizable seafood marketing resources to assist in branding and marketing your seafood products and dishes. While these resources were created with aquaculture producers in mind, they were developed to accommodate all production methods, wild caught and farmed, as well as culinary professionals ability to market the seafood they prepare.
   
• FDA Best Practices for Retail Food Stores, Restaurants and Food Pick-Up/Delivery Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic (Link)
   
• Webinar on fish production sanitation during COVID-19 from Michigan Sea Grant (Link)
   
• Permits and License Information Including HACCP Planning (PDF)
   
• Factsheet from Louisiana Sea Grant: Setting up "touchless" transactions (PDF)
   
• Shipping Information: How to Ship Fresh Seafood (Link)
   
• Shipping Information: Shipping Perishables with Fedex (Link)
   
• Microprocessors Planning Handbook from Alaska Sea Grant (PDF)
   
• ISSC Dealer Certification (Link)
   
• Guidance on Alternative Markets for Cultured Oysters and Clams (Link)
   

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State

• Legal Guide for Direct Marketing Aquaculture Products in Alabama (PDF)
   
• Connecticut Sea Grant Seafood Sales (Link)
  List of Connecticut seafood businesses that are selling directly to consumers. Also contains guidance for farmers that are new to direct sales.
   
• Delaware Seafood Suppliers (Link)
  Delaware Sea Grant presents a directory of in state seafood suppliers providing sustainably fished and farmed seafood options.
   
• Georgia Grown Ag-Products Industry Promotion (Link)
  Georgia Grown is promoting Georgia farmers that are keeping regular hours, providing curbside pickup, home delivery or e-commerce sales during the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes seafood producers. Click on the link to provide information on your company so that it can be promoted to the public.
   
• Louisiana Direct Seafood (Link)
  Louisiana Direct Seafood connects consumers with fishermen and local dealers to directly purchase fresh shrimp, crabs, fish and other seafood.
   
• Louisiana Sea Grant Information on Direct Sales and Collecting Local Sales Tax (Link)
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• Maine Oyster Farmers Marketing Guidance  (PDF)
  The publication includes information on how holders of a Maine aquaculture license and aquaculture lease can sell their shellfish, including selling off the farm and selling from home.
   
• Maine Sea Grant Oyster Trail of Maine (Link)
  Featuring some 30 oyster farms and more than 50 restaurants that regularly have Maine oysters on the menu.
   
• New York: Long Island FISH Iniative to Help Fishermen Find Buyers and Promote Local Seafood Retailers (Link)
  Let them know who you are, where you are located, what local seafood you have available, how you can get it to customers (delivery or pick-up) and they will get the word out.
   
• New Hampshire Sea Grant Direct Seafood Sales Guidance (Link)
  As many members of the seafood industry shift to a direct sales model, these resources provide Best Handling Practices to help support the health and safety of industry members and local seafood consumers.
   
• South Carolina Sea Grant Directory of Local Seafood Retailers (Link)
  Additional local seafood retailers that remain open can contact Graham Gaines, Living Marine Resources specialist, at graham.gaines@scseagrant.org or (770) 540-0315 to be considered for addition to the list.
   
• Virginia Oyster Growers Directory (PDF)
   
• Viriginia Seafood Retail Buyers Directory (Link)
   
• Eat Wisconsin Fish Directory of Fishermen, Fish Farmers and Markets (Link)
  A site for local Wisconsin seafood producers to connect with consumers.
   

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