Changes to APHIS Aquaculture Export Inspection Program Coming in September

The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service will on Sept. 18 launch an updated version of the Registered Aquaculture Export Facility (RAEF) inspection program, the agency said. On that date, the agency will begin using “RAEF 2.0 documents and processes,” and will “apply changes to currently enrolled facilities at their next regularly scheduled annual facility inspection and approval,” it said. APHIS will hold a series of training webinars on the new system in September, and will send an email in “the coming days” with a webinar schedule. APHIS also will launch a new website in September “dedicated to aquatic animal export resources ... including step-by-step guides on the RAEF 2.0 inspection program,” it said.