Shellfish Harvester Training Online Course

(information provided by Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services)

All Aquaculture Certificate of Registration applicants who list shellfish as a product on their application must complete Shellfish Harvester Education Training on a yearly basis.

Shellfish Harvester Education provides training in sanitary shellfish harvesting, transportation and handling. It is designed to help shellfish handlers minimize the growth of Vibrio bacteria and to reduce the risk of associated illnesses.

You may complete your training online or you may complete it in person at any of the following FDACS offices:

  • Apalachicola Shellfish Center: (850) 653-8317

  • Melbourne Office: (321) 984-4890

  • Port Charlotte Office: (941) 613-0954

  • Cedar Key Office: (352) 543-1084

  • Tallahassee Office: (850) 617-7600

Additional information can also be found on the FWC Website.