AQUA-Pearl Quality Assurance Stakeholder Meeting
About
This workshop builds on two previous Quality Assurance Workshops that took place in May and November 2025. The objectives of this workshop are to:
- move forward with a roadmap for adopting a nation-wide Quality Assurance Program (QAP) and Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (HACCP) requirements for safe production of live edible oysters;
- share updates on regulatory frameworks, including the Fiji Aquaculture Development Act, licensing, export permits, and public health auditing processes;
- strengthen coordination between farmers, regulators, laboratories, and technical partners to support compliance and market access.
AQUA-Pearl team members from J. Hunter Pearls, Wildlife Conservation Society Fiji, Pacific Community and IISD will represent the project. An interactive workshop will explore the advancements on HACCP planning for this project, updates on the Fiji Aquaculture Development Act, and what a roadmap for a nation-wide QAP and HACCP requirements could look like for bivalve aquaculture.
Speakers
- Sakiusa Kiti, AQUA-Pearl consultant
- Veronica Lo, IISD
- Api Cegumalua, HACCP Consultant
- Justin Hunter, J. Hunter Pearls
- Taina Rauvala, Fiji Ministry of Health
- Sanjeet Singh, Fiji Ministry of Health
- Prashneel Chandra, Fiji Ministry of Fisheries
- Rosi Batibasaga, Wildlife Conservation Society Fiji
- Taina Rauvala, Ministry of Health
- Wayne O’Connor, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Samantha Nowland, Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
- Melonie Ryan, Acronym
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